overturning

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The findings, published in the Cambridge University Press journal Antiquity, show that the helmets were manufactured between the late 14th and early 15th centuries, completely overturning their long-standing Roman classification.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

This deal would do the opposite by weakening safeguards and overturning a valuable precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Ultimately, Reagan signed a reauthorized VRA, overturning Bolden by embracing the effects test for Section 2 and extending the legislation’s preclearance requirements in Sections 4 and 5 to 2007.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

It was effectively a letter of encouragement to Spurs, and a sign the Spaniard and Villa's priority was firmly on overturning that 1-0 first-leg deficit against Forest in Thursday's home return.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The frightened animals bolted through a rail fence, overturning the wagon and kicking themselves loose from the tongue.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt