overturned
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Arthur Andersen surrendered its CPA license, effectively putting the firm out of business in 2002, although the Supreme Court later overturned the conviction.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
His conviction was overturned in 2022 when blood evidence ruled him out as the perpetrator.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Japan's national broadcaster NHK reports numerous accounts of trees being toppled by strong winds throughout Nago city in Okinawa, while a car was found overturned and leaking oil in a parking lot.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
A retrial in 2014 reinstated Knox and Sollecito's convictions but Italy's top appeals court finally overturned them in 2015.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Trying not to look at Kaitlin s pale face, Diana ripped several long strips of duct tape off the roll with her teeth and hung them from the leg of an overturned chair.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
