abolition
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In his statement marking the abolition of hereditary peers, the Lord Speaker thanked them for their service.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
The women, who are against secession and for abolition but are practiced in the art of deceiving their neighbors, are involved with the Underground Railroad in some way that’s not exactly clear.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Oli's political career stretches nearly six decades, a period that saw a decade-long civil war and Nepal's 2008 abolition of its monarchy.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
The story of slavery’s abolition in the Atlantic world is often told from a top-down perspective.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
The election officials knew Henry Selden, a retired New York judge and Anthony’s ally in the abolition movement, by reputation, and they didn’t know what to do.
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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