vacate
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In this case, you would need to file an appeal with an appellate court, a motion to modify alimony, and/or a motion to vacate a prior order.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Sandoval was granted a temporary restraining order which required Robinson and her father to vacate the Los Angeles rental the three had shared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
JPMorgan filed a motion to vacate a $4.25 million arbitration award to a former adviser, reflecting a broader Wall Street pushback against Finra rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk says he will vacate all his belts - but is not retiring.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Yet in only a few years, he would be so broke that he couldn’t afford his lighting bill and had to vacate his mansion.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Zubimendi, like the others, vacates his position based on the movements of team-mates.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
South Korea’s constitution stipulates that the prime minister, then a descending order of Cabinet officials, can take over if the president vacates his position or is otherwise unable to carry out his duties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
The other eight Seattle City Council members, including the new ones who take office in January, will have 20 days to appoint a replacement for Position 8 once Mosqueda vacates.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
While the appeal is pending, the law is allowed to take effect; the same would be true if the higher court rules in the attorney general’s favor and vacates the lower court’s injunction.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
"He has just accepted the escheatorship of—I forget what or where, but he vacates his seat to make room for Courtenay."
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
A US appeals court on Monday vacated the dismissal of hundreds of private lawsuits against Tylenol-maker Kenvue that allege scientifically unproven ties of the painkiller to autism.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Andrew Cuomo signed a law tightening rent regulations, in part by preventing landlords from converting rent-stabilized apartments to market-rate when units were vacated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He moved over to the left and Jude Bellingham began to make a run into the space Kane vacated.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the San Fernando Valley’s District 3, Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan were leading the field of three candidates vying for the seat being vacated by Bob Blumenfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The office space next door was empty and had been vacated some time ago; the electric power was cut off, and ceiling panels were falling down.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Both full-backs took wider positions with Rice and Bellingham vacating the holding midfield areas for Harry Kane to drop in and join Anderson.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Tenants who occupied the lower four floors are vacating, and a seismic upgrade will begin later this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
The judge stated that vacating the decision would allow parties to erase unfavorable rulings and hinder the accumulation of legal precedents.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“What we’re seeing is, with the U.S. vacating the space, everyone else is kind of going back to where they were before we dragged them into this modality.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
Craig, meanwhile, had enrolled at Princeton University, vacating his back-porch room on Euclid Avenue, leaving a six-foot-six, two-hundred-pound gap in our daily lives.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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