overturned

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But the Monterey Park vote can only be overturned by another ballot measure, making it the most permanent data center ban in a jurisdiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

A penalty was awarded on field but the contact by Dean Henderson on Marcos Senesi was minimal and it should have been overturned.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Our 36 study participants are among the 3,820 people recognized by the National Registry of Exonerations as having their false convictions overturned based on actual innocence.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

In 2019, he wrote the 7-2 decision that overturned the murder conviction of Curtis Flowers, who had been accused of killing four people at a rural furniture store in 1996.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Around the overturned enamel tray, a star of thermometer shards glittered, and balls of mercury trembled like celestial dew.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath