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When the city asked its next power company to commit to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions “to the fullest extent practical,” SDG&E made a point of nixing that quoted modifier.

The win for protein structure prediction, however, marks its dazzling debut into the real world—one that nixes negative punditry on the value of AI for real-life quandaries.

Nearly all major marathons and other road races were nixed in 2020, from Athens to Boston.

From Quartz

In June, Maryland’s largest school system — Montgomery County — announced they would conduct a detailed analysis of arrest data and the use of SROs before deciding in January 2021 whether they would modify or nix school policing entirely.

Mixner himself went to then California Gov. Ronald Reagan to seek his support in nixing the Briggs Amendment.

News of the nixing spread to every corner of the Internet, with bloggers and commenters expressing bewilderment at the decision.

Nixing more bills, he effectively argues, is good for the government and, in effect, the people.

And she signed measures banning ethnic studies in public schools and nixing photo radar.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nixing, such as: abandonment, abstinence, forbearance, refusal, rejection, and relinquishment.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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