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as in vetoed
to make (something) no longer valid
Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school. Upper management reserves the right to override any decisions made by supervisors.
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If Johnston had vetoed any of the amendments, the council would have had an opportunity Monday to consider overriding any of those vetoes, but would have needed a supermajority to do so.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Newsom vetoed a similar, but slightly more expansive, version of the bill in 2024.—
Wire Report,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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The burger consists of two steakburger patties, American cheese, pickles, onions and ketchup on a bun stamped with the Bitcoin symbol.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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The vials are then inspected using flashes of light, stamped, boxed up and shipped out via a warehouse.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has withdrawn from the Argentina squad to face Angola this month due to an ongoing knee injury.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Goudreau’s lawyer said the money had been withdrawn from his bank account and did not come from Venezuelans or others overseas.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Years later, the series was set for a revival, but it was abruptly canceled due to creative differences.—
Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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The number of flights canceled at Cincinnati's major airport has more than doubled on Sunday amid flight reductions at airports nationwide due to the government shutdown.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Other Black residents’ windshields were smashed.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Last night, tech giants like AMD smashed expectations on AI chip demand, and Palantir reported another quarter of strong growth.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to a media release from DHS regarding the ongoing impacts to the agency from the shutdown, funds administered to community partners through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Social Services Block Grant and Community Service Block Grant programs have been suspended.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Within two weeks, I was suspended for fighting.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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The new version still sees the ball kicked from the kicking team’s 35-yard line, but every player on the kicking team other than the kicker himself now lines up with at least one foot on the returning team’s 40-yard line.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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But just as my father and his family tried to breathe a sigh of relief and rebuild a fraction of their ruptured lives, Israel kicked them out again in 1967, this time to Egypt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Chiwenga also opposes corruption by government and Zanu PF officials but was overruled at the party’s October conference.—
Tawanda Karombo,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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After reports that Slater opposed the settlement but was overruled by Attorney General Pam Bondi, Democrats seized on it as an example of political interference from Trump-supporting lobbyists.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Overridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overridden. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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