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abolition

[ab-uh-lish-uhn] / ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ən /


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He pointed to a reduction in the longest NHS waits, the expansion of free childcare and the abolition of peak rail fares as examples of delivery by his government.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Oli's political career stretches nearly six decades, a period that saw a decade-long civil war and Nepal's 2008 abolition of its monarchy.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Students also called for the abolition of ICE and spoke of wanting the school board to rescind what they regard as anti-LGBTQ+ policies.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Historians highlight the legislative achievements, including the British Parliament’s abolition of the slave trade in 1807 and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The Civil War was being fought in the hopes of keeping the Union together and upholding the Constitution—not for the abolition of what Southerners liked to call “the peculiar institution.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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