overrule
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The majority then declared, “If anything more is left of Humphrey’s, we overrule it.”
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Indeed, the majority’s opinion effectively tells Congress how to overrule today’s decision.
From Slate ● Jun. 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
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
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
It brings before us the great truth that God overrules evil, and brings good out of it.
From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Robert Wallace
A czar who can be overruled overnight on the central tactics of his own operation is not a czar.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
His body will not be overruled by a blackout blind.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
The lower courts would assume they still had to follow that precedent until it was overruled, rather than guess what a cryptic shadow docket order meant.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
The Emperor had overruled his wife after watching Aurelia and Boots at play on several occasions.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
It led, in the first phase, to the overruling of Bowers, in the Lawrence case, then progressed from there to Obergefell some years later.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2026
Vinay Prasad, the head of the FDA vaccine and biologics division, issued the refusal, overruling FDA staff concerns about blocking a review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 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
Thune told Politico that overruling “would not be a good option” in completing the bill.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 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
