overturning
Example Sentences
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This deal would do the opposite by weakening safeguards and overturning a valuable precedent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Ultimately, Reagan signed a reauthorized VRA, overturning Bolden by embracing the effects test for Section 2 and extending the legislation’s preclearance requirements in Sections 4 and 5 to 2007.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
It was effectively a letter of encouragement to Spurs, and a sign the Spaniard and Villa's priority was firmly on overturning that 1-0 first-leg deficit against Forest in Thursday's home return.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
You’re overturning a lot of unspoken rules in the art world.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
With an unexpected shove from below, I ended up tumbling into the storage room, overturning a galvanized bucket with a god-awful clamor.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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