as in abolishes
to put an end to by formal action
asked the state court to null the election results because of widespread voting irregularities
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025 -
The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Indiana State Teachers Association said the bill repeals long-standing protections for teachers who work in joint programs, interlocal agreements and special education cooperatives.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The House bill, led by Fort Worth Republican Congressman Craig Goldman, repeals energy regulations related to home appliances that were set under the Biden administration.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2026
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The budget cancels more than $15 billion from the Biden-era bipartisan infrastructure law, including funds for renewable energy projects and cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grants.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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All England Lawn Tennis Club cancels Wimbledon for the first time since World War II because of the COVID-19 pandemic; entire grass-court season abandoned.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The agencies’ responses come in the wake of a new Kansas law that voids the state identification documents of roughly 1,800 trans Kansans who have changed their gender markers.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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What voids a bumper-to-bumper warranty?—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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The law also invalidates birth certificates for those who updated their gender markers.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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The ruling invalidates tariffs that had pushed the average US tariff rate to its highest level since the 1930s, affecting imports from dozens of trading partners and touching virtually every sector of the US economy.—
Mohammad N. Elahee,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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The process avoids the long turnaround times seen in conventional microbiological analysis.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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While the family largely avoids the spotlight, Sam’s daughter, Alice Walton, and two of his son Jim’s children, Tom and Steuart Walton, remain active and public-facing in Arkansas.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Nulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nulls. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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