rescind
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To believe that even good women might see their minds betray them so spectacularly would be to rescind control over an entire ideology that helps organize your world.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Other Reform-led councils such as Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Sunderland Council, South Tyneside Council and Walsall Council also backed a motion to rescind the pledges.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The agency intends to rescind a 2001 rule that blocked most development and timber harvesting in certain national forests, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration, which barred development across vast areas of public forests and grasslands designated as "inventoried roadless areas."
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The loss of income made London rescind some of the taxes it had imposed on America.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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When you get two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in a high school football game, you are suspended for the next game — unless the official rescinds the call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
The bill also rescinds the unobligated funds made available for the agency and transfers all other assets or liabilities to the Secretary of State.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
The end of the public health emergency rescinds some of the authorities for us to collect data from states and localities.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 8, 2023
Unless the NBA office rescinds the technical, Doncic will be forced to sit out the team’s game Monday night against against the Indiana Pacers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
But "it frequently happens that the girl rescinds what has been agreed upon between the parents and the bridegroom, obstinately rejecting the very mention of marriage."
From The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
The lawsuit states that Baker-Mazara had an invite to a pre-NBA draft event rescinded because of his USC exit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Ahead of the 9/11 commemorations, some Gander residents had called for Hoekstra's invite to be rescinded.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
One rescinded the longstanding definition of "harm," which had covered habitat destruction.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Members of Congress have rescinded their endorsements, and ideological allies like Sanders and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani have urged him to step aside.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
My father was running right and left, exhausted, consoling friends, checking with the Jewish Council just in case the order had been rescinded.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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The agency also proposed rescinding every remaining greenhouse gas standard for the power sector, and is seeking public comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Then, days before the committee vote, he posted two orders on X, one rescinding the fund and one “clarifying” the immunity’s scope.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
On May 8, the SEC proposed rescinding its mandate that public companies report financial results on a quarterly schedule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
KFC in 2024 said it was rescinding its commitment to phase out buying fast-growing chicken, but the decision on Thursday withdrew from the Better Chicken Commitment entirely.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
But there was no rescinding of his desperate decision.
From The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills by Ridgwell Cullum
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