upheld
Example Sentences
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"That was not an easy conversation. She took her medicine," they said, but they added there had been a thorough investigation and nothing of substance was upheld.
From BBC
Top courts in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and West Virginia have upheld choice programs.
“Now, because we lost, tradition has been upheld and we’re just a bunch of outcasts. One shot in the final minute could have changed that.”
A Dutch court ordered an investigation into alleged mismanagement at Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia and upheld the suspension of its chief executive in a move that risks reigniting European tensions with Beijing.
In a split decision, the appeals panel upheld his nullification of leases to Brentwood and Safety Park Corp. but reversed his ruling on UCLA, which was based on a different law.
From Los Angeles Times
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