nullify
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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
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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
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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
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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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