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repeal

[ri-peel] / rɪˈpil /




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During his campaign against O’Farrell, Soto-Martínez said he would advocate and vote to repeal the law citywide.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The USDA’s notice of intent to repeal the rule, announced last August, brought in more than 600,000 public comments, the vast majority of which were opposed to the plan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

In the immediate aftermath of the repeal of the proposed legislation, this academic postmortem, published in the monthly peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs, speculated that the MCCA’s failure was, indeed, partly due to financial reasons.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Voters have launched a ballot campaign to repeal the tax and bar the state and localities from enacting income taxes in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

As the news of the repeal was broadcast over the radio, stores like New York’s Gimbels and Bloomingdale’s immediately opened their liquor departments.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

"So if there were laws in our statute book in 1994, the constitution explicitly says they remain in force until parliament repeals them, abolishes them or changes them," he adds.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

A major wave of repeals took place in 1985, when Minnesota, South Carolina, and Texas eliminated their blue laws.

From Science Daily Dec. 20, 2025

When asked by Batch if someone wearing a mask for health purposes in public would be violating the law, a legislative staff member said it would, because the bill repeals the exemption.

From Seattle Times May 14, 2024

But even if repealed, the 1864 law would still go into effect for a period of time because repeals do not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2024

That this article being paramount law, itself repeals all legislation inconsistent with it.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Louisiana passed a strict mug shot law in 2022 involving nonviolent charges, but largely repealed it when some sheriffs called it unworkable.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Because the GPO has been repealed, your wife’s teacher pension will no longer reduce or eliminate her spousal benefit.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

As a result, the passage of Measure G repealed Measure J.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

He opened South African beaches to people of all colors, and stated that the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act would soon be repealed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Forest Service, said this week that repealing the rule would give local agencies more authority over land management issues and help reduce barriers to wildfire risk reduction.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

But it soon became clear that repealing the previous legislation was one thing; how to replace it quite another.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

However, repealing the earnings test would likely lead to more people claiming Social Security early, hastening the system’s impending insolvency.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

Max Mathiasin, a lawmaker from the former colony turned overseas territory of Guadeloupe who is championing the bill, last week said repealing the decrees would be a "powerful symbolic and political gesture".

From Barron's May 28, 2026

The ANC drafted a letter to the prime minister advising him of these resolutions and the deadline for repealing the laws.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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