quashing

Example Sentences

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The real-estate lobby had been successful in quashing previous efforts to tax second homes, including in 2014 and 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

For decades, corporate executives have been quashing workers’ efforts to gain a fair reward for their labor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The court rejected this on July 16, saying there was "no legal basis" for quashing the warrants while the jurisdiction challenge was pending.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

That led to an antitrust battle with the suit from the Justice Department, which culminated in Judge Young’s decision quashing the merger earlier this January.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2024

So I urge you, Susan—fully conscious of my personal responsibility in doing so—to return at once and to join with Hunt and your true friends in quashing finally and fully these damnable lies.

From The Book of Susan A Novel by Dodd, Lee Wilson