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The ruling said the court not exercising its powers in the case would send out the wrong signal to other public bodies, undermine the authority of the commissioner, and subvert the rule of law.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

“I would not look with favor upon a president working to subvert the 1st Amendment’s guarantees of religious liberty,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

Critics of the bills say they subvert the rights of local communities.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

"The United States is under no obligation to admit or suffer the presence of individuals who subvert our laws and deny our citizens their constitutional rights," it added in a statement.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

I should have known better than to think that I could subvert Ma’s indomitable will.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

First, AI subverts the tech giants’ economies of scale by lowering the relatively high fixed costs of writing software, which had served as a protective moat for these companies.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

“Elections should be free from fraud or any other malfeasance that subverts the will of the people,” she added.

From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2026

However the company had previously come out strongly against this kind of data collection, saying in a 2019 blog that fingerprinting "subverts user choice and is wrong."

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025

Department of Transportation program, Safe Streets For All, which subverts the traditional relationship between states and cities by doling out road money directly to cities and towns for the first time.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2024

I want anything that breaks the monotony, subverts the perceived respectable order of things.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

In 1921, hoteliers in Atlantic City subverted that idea by creating their own revue of “bathing beauties,” held the week after Labor Day as a way to extend the summer season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

The prosecution argued that procedural rules of the committee were subverted, through secret messages before the meeting between the three defendants.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025

Some collaborated, some left, some resisted, some subverted and some just tried to get by.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025

They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

In short, City effectively stand accused of subverting Premier League rules that clubs had agreed to comply with, and of distorting the competition over multiple seasons.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

From the film’s opening sequence, Fennell delights in subverting expectations.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

The removals were dubious from a legal standpoint, subverting due process and legal proceedings linked to extradition treaties signed by Mexico, say lawyers, security analysts and former officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

I like the idea that I’m subverting the idea of information and making something else.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

Cool things going on with subverting trad, ideas of femininity etc.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner