quashing

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For decades, corporate executives have been quashing workers’ efforts to gain a fair reward for their labor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

They also said the ruling quashing the ban was paused "pending determination of the defendant's appeal to the Court of Appeal, or further order".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The standoff highlights the difficulty of quashing an established militia with a base of support among the population even when it has been badly beaten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The court rejected this on July 16, saying there was "no legal basis" for quashing the warrants while the jurisdiction challenge was pending.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The runaways were also given promises of immunity from arrest and the quashing of any indictments against them.

From Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' by Hay, Douglas (Douglas N.)