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"For now, it's not something which we can overrule to say there's a serial killer, but we cannot conclusively indicate as such," Lt Gen Mthombeni said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

Only once a year did the need to dispose of a mountain of wrapping paper and cardboard packaging overrule Desdemona’s objections to using our fireplace.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Government overrules popular perceptions as its needs require.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

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

Everybody has opinions, and overrules the "jedge" next day, or not, as the case may be.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Elbert Hubbard

But the German supervisory board, which operates as a trustee of the charity, overruled them and dismissed all three directors in February.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Pels, the DOJ spokesperson, told ProPublica that Faruqui “was wrong on the law” and noted that after the government appealed to the district’s chief judge, his order was overruled.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

A UC faculty task force recommended keeping the SAT in 2020, but the regents overruled it and voted to develop a UC-specific test that a committee later determined would take too long to create.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Dr. Prasad had overruled career staff by summarily refusing to review Moderna’s application.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Judge Tate overruled the objection and allowed the photographs into evidence, which meant they must be shown to the jury.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Nick, from Warrington: All this talk of overruling VAR's recommendation for Cunha's goal, but it's actually refreshing to see a referee take ownership of a decision and stand by it.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

The citizenship clause would not accomplish its most basic function of overruling Dred Scott.

From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2026

In reality, the chair’s power lies in agenda-setting, coalition-building, and communication, not in overruling the committee.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

“There must have been an overruling in Moscow,” Bundy said.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin