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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To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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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 three eventually work out their differences but not before Edgar turns Miles’s proto-smart-home devices against him, cancels his credit cards, and forges a criminal record for him.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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Instead, teen boys are quietly swapping first dates, awkward silences, and emotional guesswork for an AI girlfriend who never cancels, never argues, and always texts back.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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What voids a bumper-to-bumper warranty?—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
16 May 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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And when someone completely invalidates that, that can be really triggering.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 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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Too often, political coverage avoids difficult questions entirely or allows politicians to speak in vague generalities without scrutiny.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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This is fast to build, easy to demo and avoids the genuinely hard work of designing the conversation.—
Pete Hanlon,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Nulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nulls. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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