overturn
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“It means that future city councils cannot overturn a data center ban, even if data center developers wanted to spend money to fund pro-data center candidates.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Cepeda faces an uphill battle to overturn his first-round defeat.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Federal habeas review provides one of the few ways for prisoners to overturn their convictions.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
Earlier this month, the High Court rejected an attempt by Bhatti to overturn restrictions placed on his clinical practice by CDDFT.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
He returned to England that summer, hoping to overturn the studies with his analysis, but was struck by pneumonia and died suddenly at home.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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