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invalidate

[in-val-i-dayt] / ɪnˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt /


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You pretend nothing is wrong and invalidate how I am feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

These findings do not invalidate the earlier results.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The California Office of Administrative Law green-lit the rules in February, and they were set to go into effect on April 1, but in March, the California Gaming Assn. filed a suit to invalidate them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

"They hate me. But they cannot invalidate the information I give."

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The half-broken mini blind that would surely invalidate their deposit if they ever moved out.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

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 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

Lessig believes this case invalidates the Supreme Court’s reasoning.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024

The 39-page ruling invalidates the Payday Lending Rule, which became effective in 2018.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

The inference is that none of them is right—certainly not the more remarkable ones—and that the inaccuracy of the reports invalidates the records.

From The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal by Hereward Carrington

During the debate over enforcement of the 15th Amendment, which invalidated racial restrictions on voting rights, the fiery abolitionist Wendell Phillips invoked Revels as “the Fifteenth Amendment in flesh and blood.”

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 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

The ruling invalidated a law spearheaded by environmental justice activists that barred new oil and gas extraction and required that all existing operations stop production within 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

The ruling invalidated Walter’s conviction and death sentence.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

It sounds like your family has an especially hurtful way of invalidating your very reasonable request to not spend a fortune on travel.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

The Royal College of Psychiatrists also warned against "invalidating the condition".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

A US Supreme Court decision has ruled that burning the US national flag is protected under the First Amendment, invalidating state laws against desecrating the Stars and Stripes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

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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