overturned

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New research has now overturned that assumption, revealing that the artifacts are actually medieval and provide rare insight into the movement of weapons, trade, and military activity across the Mediterranean during the Late Middle Ages.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Two overturned calls in the first inning helped Yamamoto settle into the game, catcher Dalton Rushing said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Our 36 study participants are among the 3,820 people recognized by the National Registry of Exonerations as having their false convictions overturned based on actual innocence.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

In 2024, the Court of Appeal overturned a lower Family Court decision to take three children away from their family based on hair strand tests.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Just before dawn we find two overturned carts in the road, grains of wheat spilled everywhere and a few empty baskets rolled on their sides across the road.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness