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He sought to create a selfless “New Man” and tried to abolish money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

As co-founder of the Lebanese Association for Civil Rights, she led a nearly three-decade campaign to abolish the death penalty in Lebanon.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Previous attempts to abolish the death penalty have failed, including legislation introduced in parliament in 2004 and a proposal from the justice ministry in 2008.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

These tolls provided up to two-thirds of the kingdom’s annual income; it took an international trade conference to finally abolish them in 1857.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Sprat went on to acknowledge that there were some hardliners who were so hostile to all aspects of ancient learning that they wanted to abolish Oxford and Cambridge.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Some of this friction is inevitable; care tasks are cyclical, after all, and no system abolishes effort entirely.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026

The new version of the constitution also declares Uzbekistan a "social state" with increased welfare obligations, abolishes death penalty, establishes greater personal legal protection, and allows non-farming land ownership.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023

The deal abolishes 99% of taxes on exports, saving Australia about $10 billion on exports including lamb, beef, sugar and dairy.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

Another new Maryland law abolishes life without parole sentences for juveniles, making Maryland law consistent with statutes enacted in the District and about 20 states.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021

The Law of Moses abolishes superstition by no mere negation, but by the proclamation of a true God.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by G. A. Chadwick

Every coin America has ever abolished, from the half-cent in 1857 forward, died the same way.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

They were abolished in 1967 but restored in the 1990s under President Museveni.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

When slavery was abolished across most of the empire in 1833, the British government paid £20 million to slave owners in compensation.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

On Thursday, fan groups from clubs across the country shared co-signed statements critical of VAR and calling for the video assistant referee technology to be abolished.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

But Syme was not only dead, he was abolished, an unperson.

From "1984" by George Orwell

An amendment abolishing slavery was passed by Congress in January 1865.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said abolishing Healthwatch England was part of plans "to simplify the patient safety landscape".

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

On Sunday, a federal judge in Baton Rouge granted Duncan’s request for a temporary restraining order, declaring the bill abolishing the criminal court clerk position to be unconstitutional.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

“I wrote the letter abolishing the positions, including my own.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield