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nullify

[nuhl-uh-fahy] / ˈnʌl əˌfaɪ /


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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

Trump could veto the measure, which would require a two-thirds majority in both chambers to nullify.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

But a lower price alone won’t nullify Nvidia’s strong advantages.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

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

From Slate Feb. 28, 2026

In their efforts to nullify my influence in the union, my old comrades were willing to kill the union itself.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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

“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

Outlawing the nearly 40-year Franco regime that emerged after the end of the civil war in 1939, the new law nullifies the legality of the dictatorship’s courts and their rulings.

From Seattle Times Jul. 15, 2022

The franchise is in danger of permanently opening the Doorway to Dullness if it nullifies the law of gravity so its characters’ deaths have no weight, as “What If ...?” shows.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2021

“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

In accordance with Greek law, the appeal nullified his conviction and meant there would be a full retrial.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

This time the wish was not nullified by his spitting after them.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

"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

Dorgu man-marked Rico Lewis - nullifying his influence as he moved into central attacking positions - while Amad often dropped into the defensive line to form a back five, marshalling Jeremy Doku well.

From BBC Jan. 17, 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




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