repeal
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In that sense, “policymakers may be able to cushion the blow, but they cannot repeal physical bottlenecks,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Farage made the comments when he was the leader of UKIP, and his Reform UK party insists it has no plans to repeal or weaken existing firearms law.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Protesters are calling for the repeal of an order signed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in August that designated Amazonian rivers as priority areas for shipping and port development.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
Jukeboxes helped save the music industry when record sales tanked during the Great Depression and people sought inexpensive entertainment after the repeal of Prohibition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 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
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