abolished
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“No, I don’t think Thanksgiving should be abolished, but let me tell you more about how groceries should be cheaper.”
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Following a number of other controversial executions and a series of miscarriages of justice it was permanently abolished for murder in 1969.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ken Gerber, a solicitor in Glasgow, explains that most residential properties in Scotland are already owned outright after a feudal-style system of land ownership was abolished in 2000.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Undue Medical Debt said it’s abolished more than $40 billion of medical debt in all 50 states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Racial hate had been the bane of my life, and here before my eyes was concrete proof that it could be abolished.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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