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as in rejected

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verb

past tense of revoke

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) the judge revoked the jail sentence when the defendant promised to do community service instead

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The administration has waged a multi-front battle against the press, including an early review of the broadcast licenses for ABC's local TV stations that could lead to them being revoked. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 According to the producers, Casparina was in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum when her citizenship was revoked over her opposition to the new regime. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 One was that there’s no provision in the Clean Air Act allowing for a waiver, once granted, to be revoked. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 To facilitate demolition, the city landmark status for the McCarthy Building was revoked. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors have petitioned to have his probation revoked in the latter. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Last week, the Sacramento State art department was informed that funds allocated years ago for repairs in an aging building had been revoked. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Targeted under McCarthyism, both Robesons had their passports revoked by the US government for five years. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Definition of refused

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The Vatican had originally estimated a weeklong hospital stay, and had canceled his audiences through Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
In a sign of the impact on the party, MK canceled its flagship Siyathatha rally less than three weeks before South Africa’s municipal elections.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceled

Adjective

The Zach Werenski situation spiraled into a vetoed trade to the Stars, then settled.

— Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The vetoed bills aimed to create a regulated retail market, new oversight bodies, public health and equity programs, and a rollout schedule for licensing, regulations, and enforcement.

— Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026

Definition of vetoed

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Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects, which are projects built on AI that acts on its own rather than waiting for instructions, to be scrapped by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs and unclear business value among the reasons.

— Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Lionsgate eventually pivoted to turning Ascendant into a TV movie for Starz that could launch a spinoff series, but the plan was scrapped after the cast, including Woodley and James, declined to return for a television format.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrapped

Adjective

The girl with a backpack on could be seen crossing the street while looking at her phone before the stopped truck began moving beside her, in videos obtained by ABC station WPVI and CBS station KYW.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
The crash drew a crowd from the stopped traffic, who quickly spread photos and videos of the driver on social media.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of stopped

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On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.

— Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
In the last decade, four states have repealed the death penalty, and another, Washington, took this sanction off its statutes after the state Supreme Court struck it down.

— Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026

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