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nullify

[nuhl-uh-fahy] / ˈnʌl əˌfaɪ /


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You can’t nullify a threat you don’t know about.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Trump could veto the measure, which would require a two-thirds majority in both chambers to nullify.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

But a lower price alone won’t nullify Nvidia’s strong advantages.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

Anything less would deprive them of due process and nullify the Convention Against Torture.

From Slate Feb. 28, 2026

Failure to abide by this one rule would nullify his victory; and Eurydice would be lost forever.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

The equal-weight index essentially nullifies the outsize influence of eight tech giants, whose combined market capitalization takes up more than a third of the S&P 500’s total.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

“That sort of nullifies what happens. You don’t want to turn the ball over, but if they don’t get any points, that’s a win.”

From Washington Times Dec. 26, 2023

The franchise is in danger of permanently opening the Doorway to Dullness if it nullifies the law of gravity so its characters’ deaths have no weight, as “What If ...?” shows.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2021

Richardson’s positive test automatically nullifies her qualifying time at the trials, which is required to make the U.S. team.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2021

“All the other scythes must see me as very bad luck. After all, I’ve gone through two scythes in one year. I suppose this nullifies my apprenticeship.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Having nullified the Senate, the people turned to a tyrant.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“Once the intent to return is nullified, a home becomes a countable asset that can be used to pay for long-term care,” AgingCare says.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

Judge Cummings said: "If there ever was any remorse it is completely nullified by these offensive lies."

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

And if that’s not bizarre enough, every record that they set with Antoine on the team has been nullified, too.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

The attorney coalition had also pushed an initiative aimed at nullifying Uber’s fee-capping measure if it passed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

In nullifying Madrid's build-up, Diaz's ability to jump aggressively to press Trent Alexander-Arnold stood out.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

"The study also tells us how albumin works on nullifying critical virulence factors including toxins and other fungal proteins involved in causing tissue damage and in aggressively invading human organs," explained Dr. Ibrahim.

From Science Daily Mar. 3, 2026

Vince Gilligan chewed over the concept behind “Pluribus” for most of a decade, nullifying any theories that the show is commenting on our culture’s lurch into blind obedience to authoritarianism.

From Salon Dec. 29, 2025

In a few seconds, Woolf and Seabiscuit had stolen the track from him, nullifying his post-position edge and his legendary early speed.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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