overturned
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British courts overturned the convictions of six men across two cases for charges related to alleged rigging of the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor, during the 2008 financial panic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court overturned an 18 million Swiss franc antitrust fine against Swisscom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
He maintains that a public listing would dilute the group's philanthropic ethos and is likely to get both decisions overturned at its annual general meeting.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Last month the Parades Commission decided that the march could go ahead on 27 September with restrictions in place after its original decision to stop the march was overturned in court.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
But when Napoleon overturned the French Republic and declared himself omnipotent military dictator, again just as Adams had predicted would happen, Jefferson quickly shifted his position to accommodate the new reality.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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