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  • present participle of nix.

nixing



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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

It’s an interesting thought experiment to imagine companies nixing these policies if they were still largely referred to as diversity initiatives.

From Salon Feb. 25, 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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