overrule
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Kennedy, though, did not even formally overrule Lemon.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
The need to directly overrule the unit, they said, made it a roadblock — one that no longer exists.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026
Smith said he showed jurors that Moore lied when the ex-chief, who retired in 2024, testified that he hadn’t sought to overrule a disciplinary panel’s decision in Mehringer’s case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Reddit also employs admins who can overrule moderators and delete subreddits.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The stewards wanted him to overrule his trainer.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Slaughter, the majority opinion said the “Humphrey’s framework has not withstood the test of time” and the court therefore overrules it.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The ruling overrules a previous Supreme Court judgment ruling known as Cheshire West.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
The agency overrules Vinay Prasad’s refusal to consider Moderna’s shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Shirani's results indicate that the fact that the active catalytic subunit overrules its inhibitory components is what's important, not a structural change in the kinase itself.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
For Life controls matter, and to a great extent overrules its combinations.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by
A czar who can be overruled overnight on the central tactics of his own operation is not a czar.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
His body will not be overruled by a blackout blind.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Regents overruled a faculty task force, which had found the tests to be predictive of college success across demographics and recommended keeping them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Dr. Prasad had overruled career staff by summarily refusing to review Moderna’s application.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
We informed the warden that if he overruled us we would all resign from the House Committee, depriving the committee itself of any integrity or authority.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
He has since taken his argument to world football governing body Fifa, who ruled earlier this week that overruling the contract was not within its jurisdiction.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Never mind that he and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary criticized their predecessors for overruling staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Josh Lipsky of the Atlantic Council noted that even as justices were skeptical, they appeared concerned about fallout from overruling the tariffs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Thune told Politico that overruling “would not be a good option” in completing the bill.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
“I am overruling these guards on this matter! You are obviously a part of this—of this conspiracy plot. I'm taking you in for questioning immediately!”
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
