nullify

Ghana asked Thomas Partey to track Harry Kane to nullify his influence and paired that with giving up little space behind their defence.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Anything less would deprive them of due process and nullify the Convention Against Torture.

From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026

The goal of the bill is not to nullify Newsom’s order, Toppin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

The possibility the Supreme Court could nullify some import taxes has added to the uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

I wasn’t sure why, but they loved pointing out to me that they could already see an inch of my hair, like maybe that would be enough to nullify the whole thing.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

If competing proposals appear on a ballot and are successful, the one that receives the most votes nullifies the other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

The equal-weight index essentially nullifies the outsize influence of eight tech giants, whose combined market capitalization takes up more than a third of the S&P 500’s total.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

Those who challenged it said the settlement provides clarity and “effectively nullifies the most dangerous and discriminatory impacts” of the law.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

“That sort of nullifies what happens. You don’t want to turn the ball over, but if they don’t get any points, that’s a win.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

“All the other scythes must see me as very bad luck. After all, I’ve gone through two scythes in one year. I suppose this nullifies my apprenticeship.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Some humanoid makers have nullified the issue by eschewing legs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

“Once the intent to return is nullified, a home becomes a countable asset that can be used to pay for long-term care,” AgingCare says.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

The department responsible for issuing Kansas birth certificates estimated that more than 1,800 such documents were nullified this week.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

And if that’s not bizarre enough, every record that they set with Antoine on the team has been nullified, too.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

But here’s the jujitsu move: McElroy then neutralized O’Connor’s order to enforce the subpoena by nullifying the subpoena itself, because the DOJ had failed to identify any possible law-breaking by the hospital.

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

In nullifying Madrid's build-up, Diaz's ability to jump aggressively to press Trent Alexander-Arnold stood out.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

"The study also tells us how albumin works on nullifying critical virulence factors including toxins and other fungal proteins involved in causing tissue damage and in aggressively invading human organs," explained Dr. Ibrahim.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

The Bruins coughed up two fumbles in the first half and would have lost a third had the Huskies not been called for defensive holding on the play, nullifying the turnover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025

In a few seconds, Woolf and Seabiscuit had stolen the track from him, nullifying his post-position edge and his legendary early speed.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand