abolition
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This has all the technical detail required to formalise the abolition of NHS England and the move of its functions to the Department of Health and Social Care.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
After starting anew, he spent his final decades there, dying in 1810 but living long enough to witness the British and American abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The business model hasn’t been applied since the abolition of Denmark’s Sound Toll in 1857, when international powers in the pocket of mercantile interests paid off the Kingdom to provide free access.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
It also pointed to the abolition of US tax incentives for EV purchases and the easing of fossil fuel regulations, as well as a decline in the competitiveness of its products in Asia.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
After settling into her new home, Stanton focused on abolition, touring the state and trying to convince others to join the antislavery cause.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing abolition
American History I
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The American Civil War
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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