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Verb
In a bipartisan vote, 49 Republicans joined Democrats to repeal the authorizations, which members say have been abused to justify later military actions. David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025 That law, however, was repealed and is no longer on the books, Davis added. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
Re-examining every new regulation introduced over the last 10 years with a presumption to repeal, unless there is an overwhelming justification for maintaining a regulation. Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The most contentious amendment was the repeal of the AUMFs that grant the president authority to use military force without issuing a formal declaration of war. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repeal
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Verb
  • This simple transmitter plugs into the headphone jack on your screen and connects to your favorite noise-canceling headphones to drown out the sounds of other passengers while allowing for hours of entertainment with your own personal earbuds.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
  • While airlines don't yet have travel advisories for travel to and from Phoenix, airlines generally rebook passengers on the next available flight at no additional cost when a flight is canceled or delayed.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, California has made moves to abolish biannual clock changes.
    Hannah Poukish September 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • To preserve slavery in its territories, Britain failed to officially recognize Haitian independence until 1838, when slavery was fully abolished in its colonies.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An alternative to leaving PJM entirely would be to withdraw from participating in the supply auctions to procure supplies for Maryland through bilateral contracts, possibly by teaming up with neighboring states, according to Charkoudian.
    Tyler Kendall, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • However, as part of that deal, Yellow would pay 100 percent if the company withdrew from the plans.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The situation took a dramatic and surprising turn in February 1794 when the French republican government, mired in war elsewhere in Europe as well, declared the abolition of slavery throughout all France’s overseas possessions.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • As a writer and active member of the Whig Party, Malthus was a reformer who advocated free national education, the extension of suffrage, the abolition of slavery and free medical care for the poor, among other programs.
    Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Travis Decker, the man believed to have suffocated and abandoned his three young daughters at a campsite in the Washington state wilderness, is dead, Chelan County authorities said Thursday.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Gulf states are hedging against Israeli overreach—not abandoning America.
    Firas Maksad, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two minutes later, Iwobi assisted Harry Wilson to overturn the deficit.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The court said Trump can fire for now the sole Democrat on the Federal Trade Commission as the justices decide whether to overturn a century-old ruling protecting the heads of independent agencies.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It’s been weeks since Kate Middleton debuted her new blonde look and quickly retracted it, but friends of the Princess of Wales are coming to her defense.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps that’s why his administration keeps dangling — and then retracting — the prospect of special exceptions for undocumented immigrants who work in certain sectors.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Amazon revamped its cancellation process for some subscribers after it was notified of the FTC investigation.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Air traffic controllers who handle flights arriving and departing the airport were plagued early this year by multiple communications and radar outages, leading to thousands of cancellations.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025

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