quash
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Student-loan scams have been operating for years, and they’ve eluded multiple efforts by regulators to quash them.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
District Court for the District of Columbia—weighed in, mincing no words when agreeing to quash those subpoenas.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
The Fed asked the court to quash the subpoenas issued by the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Earlier this week, a group of First Nations leaders gathered at the Alberta legislature in Edmonton to call on the provincial premier, Danielle Smith, to quash any possible succession referendum.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
My mother—all four feet eleven and a half inches and 217 pounds of her—patrols the streets of Brooklyn at night in a skintight uniform, clanging with enough antiriot gear to quash another Attica.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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40 SAT words Beginning with "Q"
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