invalidate
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These findings do not invalidate the earlier results.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
District Judge Fred W. Slaughter of California’s Central District does not fully invalidate UC’s wide-ranging anti-harassment policy, which covers misgendering, sexual abuse and stalking among campus community members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Even if successful, the lawsuit wouldn’t invalidate the tax writ large; instead, it seeks to block the city from taking any further actions on the tax warning notices it already sent out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Markets evolve quickly, and subsequent price action can strengthen, invalidate, or reshape even well-reasoned calls.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Like, that doesn’t invalidate it, right? Your parents can get divorced and it doesn’t mean anything in the long run.”
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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City of Commerce’s former Mayor Lilia Leon filed a lawsuit Aug. 10 claiming that allowing Altamirano to run again would be “an unconstitutional amendment that invalidates the voter’s right to exercise the initiative power.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The ruling invalidates actions Lake took while running the agency between July and November 2025, including sweeping staff reductions and operational changes that sharply curtailed Voice of America’s operations.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
“The IRS deemed that if you participate in one of these it invalidates your ability to contribute to an HSA. That restriction has been removed,” Robertson says.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2025
Mr Gentles says that ageing the rum before it is sold is of paramount importance, and that doing so outside of Jamaica invalidates the products authenticity and uniqueness.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
The fact that certain people do not see them in no way invalidates the direct evidence.
From The Hearts of Men by H. (Harold) Fielding
Measure E asks voters to create an independent ethics commission that previously was approved by another measure, and address administrative missteps that invalidated funding approved by voters in 2020 to support jail alternatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
It is claimed these invalidated his advice and "infected" the secretary of state's decision and Sir Chris showed "scatter gun decision-making" and had "misdirected himself".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
However, in each case, subtle errors were found that invalidated the arguments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Yet in 2024, the 5th Circuit once again invalidated the law, holding that it still gave the Horseracing Authority too much discretion over enforcement.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
Supreme Court finally invalidated them in Lawrence v.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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One repeated concern regarded how to avoid invalidating an entire batch of ballots if one voter among thousands couldn’t be confirmed as eligible.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Lifting the "do not travel" advice means that people travelling to the UAE will no longer risk invalidating their travel insurance.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“For example, they may be trying to find a middle ground, perhaps invalidating the tariffs but limiting refunds to ‘prospective relief’ only, not to past tariffs collected.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
It overruled the judge’s order invalidating UCLA’s lease of a portion of the VA grounds for its baseball stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Thomas winced; Frypan had gone too far with that recommendation, almost invalidating his well-stated opinion of the whole mess.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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