rescission

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The ruling allows the agency to find no endangerment exists, but this rescission avoids arguing the science or challenging particulars of the 2009 finding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Treasury Department approval isn’t permanent, but is subject to rescission “if the Secretary determines that the regulatory regime of such foreign country is no longer comparable to the requirements established under this Act.”

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

The White House has boasted of this as a pocket rescission.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

A “pocket rescission” is distinct from the usual rescission process, which requires congressional approval within 45 days.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2025

Of course I approve the vote of rescission, however dangerous a precedent; but what a picture of the composition of this House of Commons!

From Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Coleridge, Henry Nelson