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overrule

[oh-ver-rool] / ˌoʊ vərˈrul /


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The majority then declared, “If anything more is left of Humphrey’s, we overrule it.”

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

Kennedy, though, did not even formally overrule Lemon.

From Slate Apr. 23, 2026

Reddit also employs admins who can overrule moderators and delete subreddits.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

With her new coalition partners, Ms. Takaichi will have a two-thirds majority that will be able to overrule opposition in the weaker upper house.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

Howard was reluctant to break his promise to Vanderbilt, but he was not about to overrule Smith when the trainer was so certain.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Slaughter, the majority opinion said the “Humphrey’s framework has not withstood the test of time” and the court therefore overrules it.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

The agency overrules Vinay Prasad’s refusal to consider Moderna’s shot.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Shirani's results indicate that the fact that the active catalytic subunit overrules its inhibitory components is what's important, not a structural change in the kinase itself.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2024

Tuesday's Court of Appeal judgment overrules a previous one earlier this year.

From BBC Dec. 6, 2022

A little sympathy is expressed for the poor man who was shot by mistake, and then the humour of the situation overrules every other consideration.

From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.

The only other time a red-card suspension was overruled during a World Cup was in 1962, when Brazilian attacker Garrincha was allowed to play in the final after Brazil’s prime minister lobbied on his behalf.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Regents overruled a faculty task force, which had found the tests to be predictive of college success across demographics and recommended keeping them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Barry was offside and the assistant raised his flag to disallow the goal initially, but he was quickly overruled by Oliver.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Dusten Conlon, a former preschool teacher laid off last year, said that in one case, administrators overruled teachers’ recommendations on grade advancement for a child of a donor.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Judge Tate overruled the objection and allowed the photographs into evidence, which meant they must be shown to the jury.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Nick, from Warrington: All this talk of overruling VAR's recommendation for Cunha's goal, but it's actually refreshing to see a referee take ownership of a decision and stand by it.

From BBC May 17, 2026

In reality, the chair’s power lies in agenda-setting, coalition-building, and communication, not in overruling the committee.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

He takes a swipe at his predecessor, Peter Marks, for overruling career staff to approve Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a debilitating childhood disease.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Thune told Politico that overruling “would not be a good option” in completing the bill.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2025

“I am overruling these guards on this matter! You are obviously a part of this—of this conspiracy plot. I'm taking you in for questioning immediately!”

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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