repeal
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The repeal was slated to go into effect in December 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
There have been hunger strikes demanding farmers' rights, affirmative action, environmental protections, anti-corruption laws and the repeal of controversial security legislation.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Hochul also said she would pursue legislation to repeal sales tax exemptions for massive data centers in the state.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
When the board voted 7-2 to repeal the policy with the opt-out language, the audience erupted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The protesters had issued an ultimatum, demanding that the government repeal the Black Act.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
Judges in New York and Washington blocked those repeals and said the high court had given “no explanation” for its decision upholding the repeal for Venezuelans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Last week, the government introduced a new law that repeals and rebrands the scheme.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
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
This year’s bill repeals what’s left of it.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
He said it over slowly, as one repeals the guessed answer to a riddle, doubtfully.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 by Various
The charter amendment ballot measure approved Tuesday would avoid that result and restore the inadvertently repealed funding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
DST, which also helped conserve fuel during the first world war, was unpopular with farmers and was repealed after the war.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It repealed the zero-tolerance policy, going so far as to invite revoked dealers to reapply for new licenses.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
They noted that companies and markets also moved from last year’s tariff crisis, even if they weren’t fully repealed and remain high.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
On March 2nd, the Senate passed the Kansas-Ne- braska Bill which repealed the Missouri Compromise restriction and divided the Nebraska Territory into two territories: Kansas and Nebraska.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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
Tuesday's vote came after the lower house last week backed repealing outdated slavery legislation that was never annulled despite the practice being abolished in 1848.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
But along the way, it provides an argument for repealing it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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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