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That wouldn’t undo Warsh’s case for reform, but it could narrow it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Their stalemate heated up this summer, when a fresh appeal seeking to undo the agreement reached the 9th Circuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Losing coverage does not merely undo the benefits of having had it before.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
With Tuesday's lawsuit, one of Hollywood's powerful labor unions hopes to undo the US Department of Justice's approval.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
It should undo the destruction of the number line.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The two-segment operating model undoes changes made by former chief executive Bernard Looney that were initiated as part of BP’s pivot to lower-carbon sources of energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The decision undoes a ruling by US District Judge Maame E Frimpong in Los Angeles, who had said that there is a "mountain of evidence" showing the raids were violating the US Constitution.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
The Malibu property, listed at $39 million, is in the midst of renovation as its new owner undoes Ye’s head-scratching remodeling choices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
Even though Fennell attempts to make the audience sympathize with Oliver, it does not quite land because of the movie's ending that undoes the groundwork that was laid out.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2023
She undoes the string on the chicken, and the glazed paper.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Pamela Price was recalled in 2024 and replaced by Ursula Jones Dickson, who quickly undid many of Price’s signature policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
With an ample majority of the 117 members present in the 130-seat chamber, lawmakers undid a rule that since 2020 had limited the president's ability to impose states of emergency.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
The Japanese yen surged against the dollar in Asian trade as possible central bank intervention undid the currency’s wartime losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
How did public health backslide so hard that it undid decades of progress—and is there any hope we can get back on track?
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2025
Hazel looked down at her feet, poised in perfect third position, and then undid them and followed her mom into the kitchen.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
However Finucane added that this can be "undone very quickly whenever there is a momentum and an appetite to reopen and pull and push and poke at some very, very difficult and deep wounds".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
This is a powerful dynasty that could be undone by paper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Yet, the production announced it was closing after just five months on Broadway, undone by the prohibitive cost of running a musical in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Enthusiasm around artificial intelligence had sent some stocks surging too far, too fast this year — and to some extent, that came undone in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
He took the bucket and started to bail, tipping the water over the side where the canopy was still undone.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
"I think that would absolutely go a long way to… undoing some of the disdain towards the water companies and get people on board to help look after our water resources."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
And in its zeal to purge the newsroom of dissent, CBS and Weiss may have inadvertently triggered the creation of their most dangerous future competitor — and accidentally set the stage for its own undoing.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
A spell has erased Peter Parker from the world’s memory — the price of undoing the public exposure of his identity — leaving him a stranger to his best friend, Ned, and to MJ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Rogers’s undoing began with a string of emails and an alarming realization: He was being blackmailed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Surgeons didn’t want a forearm or a foot undoing all their good work.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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