nixing

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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

His participation is among the open questions surrounding the debates and something that could end up nixing one or both.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024

For the next four days it snowed, nixing any chance for a flight.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer