revoke

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But in early March, the North Dakota Attorney General sought to revoke the group’s charitable gaming license and fine them, alleging that an investigation had found “multiple violations of state gaming laws and regulations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Northern Cyprus has its own fertility laws but, unlike the UK, it does not have an independent fertility regulator to monitor clinics, uphold standards and, if necessary, revoke licenses.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Instead, it agreed to take up the government’s case, which argues that it can revoke this status—this is something Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been fighting for nearly a year now.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

California was set to revoke the licenses by Jan. 5 but extended the deadline to March 6 amid the threat of a civil class-action lawsuit by the Asian Law Caucus and the Sikh Coalition.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“But We have also had a strong relationship with Abnegation in the past, and we do not think it is right to revoke the hand of friendship when it has for so long been extended.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth