overturning

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He also says he’s not overturning Congress when it reauthorized the Voting Rights Act.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

You’re overturning a lot of unspoken rules in the art world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He said it was "becoming tougher" for residents to make a living and believed overturning Article 4 was a "little David and Goliath moment" for campaigners.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Their findings show that at least one microbe can tolerate ambiguity in its genetic code, overturning a central assumption in biology.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

He sucked in his breath and tried again, and then he bolted up, overturning his chair, turned his back to me, and started to walk out.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg