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overrule

[oh-ver-rool] / ˌoʊ vərˈrul /


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But in doing so, the court swore up and down that its Louisiana decision did not overrule Allen v.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

They’ve also been intentional with how they leverage Luke Kennard, running actions that overrule his reluctance to shoot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

The need to directly overrule the unit, they said, made it a roadblock — one that no longer exists.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026

In rare cases they can overrule the results of an assessment if they still have concerns about a player's performance in it or there was an error in administering it.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

“Does the request of a ghost overrule the plea of a wife? How can your vow of vengeance usurp our marriage vows?”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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

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

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

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

Yet Dr. Makary’s deputy Vinay Prasad overruled them and rejected the drug because the trial lacked a control group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

His colleague Richard Feynman wanted to call these new basic particles partons, as in Dolly, but was overruled.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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

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

It declared that if a Supreme Court precedent “has direct application in a case,” the lower court must “follow the case which directly controls, leaving to this court the prerogative of overruling its own decisions.”

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 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

“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




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