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quash

[kwosh] / kwɒʃ /




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It was a sluggish day for U.S. stock movements, as early bank earnings failed to quash broader concerns about inflation and Fed rate hikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Trend-following funds thrived in 2022, when both stocks and bonds struggled as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to quash rapid inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

A court hearing on Thursday afternoon will be part of Mountbatten-Windsor's bid to quash the warrants.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Alvarez’s intervention work primarily focused on using his gang contacts to help quash disputes and acting as a middleman between people scared to report crimes to police and law enforcement officials, according to Garcia-Leys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Colonial governments, and later the United States, frequently deployed rangers to quash Indigenous resistance and displace Indigenous nations.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

LinkedIn says it quashes more than 200,000 AI-generated spam comments every day before they go live.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

This quashes the convictions of sub-postmasters convicted in the Horizon scandal in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● May 25, 2024

Many officers have described to me problems that include “kill the messenger” management that quashes bad news, as well as dangerous supervision lapses, watered-down policing standards and policing-knowledge gaps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

Critics maintain that it reinforces privilege and quashes diversity.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

Outside old Mrs. Picture's door comes a moment of irresolution, but she quashes it and goes on.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan

Separately, the same court quashed the conviction of Christian Bittar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Senior judges quashed the guilty verdict and gave the prosecution two weeks to decide if it is to seek any retrial.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"The appeal succeeds… and the conviction for murder will accordingly be quashed."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The issue was revived in August when the High Court quashed the commission's latest restriction because of procedural failings, without ruling that the Order had a right to march along Garvaghy Road.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The feds cut a deal with Morrison: in return for getting his arrest warrant for assault quashed, he would work as an informant on the Osage murder cases.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

In quashing their determination, Mr Justice McAlinden was scathing in his observations, referring to "sloppy procedures" and "shortcuts".

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

"Taeb's appointment also reflects the Iranian establishment's fear of renewed unrest as the economic situation deteriorates, with the Basij likely to play a leading role in quashing future protests," said Brodsky.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The real-estate lobby had been successful in quashing previous efforts to tax second homes, including in 2014 and 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

For decades, corporate executives have been quashing workers’ efforts to gain a fair reward for their labor.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

"Come into court with me and openly ask the quashing of this indictment," said Hod Brooks.

From The Broken Gate A Novel by Emerson Hough


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