rescind
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Dickinson said the Teamsters’ legal petition aims to have the court rescind the DMV’s revised regulations until after an economic study is completed and the public is consulted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Other Reform-led councils such as Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Sunderland Council, South Tyneside Council and Walsall Council also backed a motion to rescind the pledges.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The USDA, which oversees national forests, said last year that it was planning to rescind the rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration, which barred development across vast areas of public forests and grasslands designated as "inventoried roadless areas."
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“I require but one thing to rescind my ban,” Lorren said.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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When you get two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in a high school football game, you are suspended for the next game — unless the official rescinds the call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
The move announced Tuesday rescinds a ban on rainbow-colored Pride tape for on-ice activities that was provided to teams earlier this fall as guidance for theme nights.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
The new law, passed by unanimous vote, rescinds what had been a two-year deadline to sue.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
The end of the public health emergency rescinds some of the authorities for us to collect data from states and localities.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 8, 2023
"He sends his love and rescinds the order of exile," said King, smiling.
From Truxton King A Story of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon
The council vote this week rescinded the bans in discretionary zones, which had been established at the urging of former District 13 Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, who was defeated for reelection by Soto-Martínez in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The report was later rescinded, according to another document in the trove.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Members of Congress have rescinded their endorsements, and ideological allies like Sanders and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani have urged him to step aside.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
FIFA's decision came after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had called for the card to be rescinded.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Under Cottrell’s influence, Sproul rescinded Berkeley’s patent policy.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Then, days before the committee vote, he posted two orders on X, one rescinding the fund and one “clarifying” the immunity’s scope.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
No one wants to issue a downgrade, only to end up rescinding it if the world changes just a few days later.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
The Pakistan government in Islamabad late on Monday night ended a week-long stand-off by rescinding its order for the cricket team to boycott the match in Colombo.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Musk's appeal to get his pay packet reinstated argues that the lower court made legal errors when rescinding his pay package.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Mr. Richter spoke in favor of rescinding the resolution, but his own German friends were not brave enough to accord him a cheer, while the opposition howled him down.
From 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. by James C. Beeks
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