nix
Frequently Asked Questions
- My mom nixed my plans of staying up late to watch a horror movie.
- The board nixed the policy proposal without even taking any comments on it.
- At first, we were going to paint it, but we decided to nix that idea.
Example Sentences
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Meta’s attempt to nix Béjar from the case came as he was testifying in yet another product liability suit against the company in state court in Nashville — this one brought by Tennessee Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The sole exception could be Google, which has the option to nix its deal after a one-month grace period if SpaceX can’t hold up its end of the bargain by the end of September.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
Lawyers for the companies have already vowed to appeal, insisting that they can persuade higher courts to nix these awards as a misapplication of the law.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Will he bow to US pressure to nix a project to link China and Chile across the Pacific via an undersea fiber optic cable?
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
The Latin for snowflake is nix, almost the same as the German for nothing.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
It also nixes a system in which automakers can buy credits from competitors to offset fines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Of course, none of this nixes his laughable lowlights, nor his misplaced you’ll see defiance.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
The Gap nixes Exchange Act derivative claims via forum selection - 9th Circ.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2023
She also says IAP isn’t a standalone product, so Apple isn’t illegally tying it to the App Store, which nixes two more Sherman and Cartwright Act claims.
From The Verge ● Sep. 12, 2021
Still, when he could not sleep, she told him a variety of ghost-stories, and tales of trolds and nixes, the truth of which she piously believed and affirmed.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
Washington played Dr. Preston Burke on “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2005 but was nixed from the medical drama in 2007 after an on-set spat with co-star Patrick Dempsey, a.k.a.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Flagship publication the Sacramento Bee nixed six of 39 union journalists, a 15% cut that eliminated the sports desk, including a long-serving, beloved high school sports reporter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Dave & Buster’s quietly nixed the remaining dates on the Hello Kitty tour shortly after the Irvine party.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Iranian team's participation had been clouded by the hostilities, and an original plan to base their training camp in Arizona was nixed in favor of a location in Tijuana, just over the Mexican border.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Grace nixed one family because their toddler looked like a biter, and another because they hadn’t ever traveled east of Colorado.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
Just a few days earlier, U.S. regulators proposed nixing rules requiring manual brake pedals in autonomous vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Kennedy, decided earlier this month, Justices Carlos Samour and Richard Gabriel “specially concurred” to advocate nixing the per se grave or serious shortcut.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
Energy analyst Robert Bryce calculates that nixing Ivanpah could save ratepayers about $100 million a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
At the time, the city manager warned against nixing the contract in a bid to maintain a good relationship with federal authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
For the next four days it snowed, nixing any chance for a flight.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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