override
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Facing a $3 million deficit, South Hadley’s elected selectboard put both override questions on the ballot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The ruling found that the federal government had not shown it could override state and local decisions about how to use their own resources.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
As a result, critical decisions about where food goes and who can access it are made by systems that people may not be able to question or override.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
In combination with the 'boost', which allows the driver to override the car's programmed systems to have maximum electrical energy on demand, this has led to what has been referred to as "yo-yo racing".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Aragorn dismounted and surveyed the ground, then leaping back into the saddle, he rode away for some distance eastward, keeping to one side and taking care not to override the footprints.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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