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overturn

[oh-ver-turn, oh-ver-turn] / ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn, ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrn /


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Will one country gain such significant tech advantages from breakthroughs in superintelligence or quantum computing that it can overturn the economic and military balance of power—and if so, which one?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Carla Lockhart, a local MP from the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, called the appeal overturn "seismic" and said residents had nothing to fear.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Sri Lanka captain also had to overturn a caught-behind decision on 99 when Overton was the bowler again.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The decision sought to overturn an order issued by the U.S.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

I expected the raft to overturn at any moment.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Neither study directly confirms or overturns the original Menin results.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Federal Supreme Court therefore partially overturns the contested award and refers the case back to the CAS for a new ruling, taking into account the probative value of the audio-visual recording in question.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

But total overturns have also dropped from 57 in 2024-25 to 47 this season - a fall of 17.54%.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

The decision overturns the seizure of Nexperia by Karremans’ ministry from its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, late in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Imagine the difficulty of listening to, and then accepting, a truth that overturns everything you believe about the world.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

But shortly before midnight, a three-judge Court of Appeal panel overturned the injunction, ruling that the judge had "erred in law".

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

That conviction was overturned in 2021 because of a non-prosecution agreement struck with a previous prosecutor.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Wise previously attempted to ban the insurers from issuing new policies, but a state judge overturned that order in 2025, the insurers said in their lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

A Coast Guard aircrew located the boy sitting on top of the overturned boat on Monday morning, and a nearby good Samaritan vessel pulled him to safety.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Nate takes the platter from her and puts it on the overturned crates we use as a coffee table.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

According to the traditional explanation, the added salt encourages the formation of North Atlantic Deep Water, which helps sustain Atlantic overturning.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The appeals court did not rule on the ultimate merits of the case but concluded the administration had not shown it was likely to succeed in overturning the injunction at this stage.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

One of the great engines of that wider overturning lies far from the North Atlantic, in the Southern Ocean.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The Interior Department finalized the changes to its regulations last week, overturning five decades of precedent in how the law is interpreted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

In the Age of Sugar, when slavery was more brutal than ever before, the idea that all humans are equal began to spread—toppling kings, overturning governments, transforming the entire world.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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