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overrule

[oh-ver-rool] / ˌoʊ vərˈrul /


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Reached for comment Wednesday, Moriarty compared the Justice Department’s decision to overrule Evans to its actions after ICE agents killed Renee Good.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

She did overrule him, though, on a flowerscape he described as “minimal ’90s, minimal Japanese, minimalist Charlie Sheen in ‘Wall Street’ vibes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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 stewards wanted him to overrule his trainer.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

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

The unbranded message of love overrules the original consumerist intention.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

All may be well if she overrules this terrible necessity as she may.

From Household Education by Harriet Martineau

Courts overruled parents' wishes in just under half of those cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Under the current structure, that senator can’t easily be overruled and pushed aside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

A czar who can be overruled overnight on the central tactics of his own operation is not a czar.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

The only other time a red-card suspension was overruled during a World Cup was in 1962, when Brazilian attacker Garrincha was allowed to play in the final after Brazil’s prime minister lobbied on his behalf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Xenocrates overruled all objections in the interest of speeding up the day’s proceedings.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

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

He takes a swipe at his predecessor, Peter Marks, for overruling career staff to approve Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a debilitating childhood disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 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




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