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rescind

[ri-sind] / rɪˈsɪnd /


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To believe that even good women might see their minds betray them so spectacularly would be to rescind control over an entire ideology that helps organize your world.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Dickinson said the Teamsters’ legal petition aims to have the court rescind the DMV’s revised regulations until after an economic study is completed and the public is consulted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Other Reform-led councils such as Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Sunderland Council, South Tyneside Council and Walsall Council also backed a motion to rescind the pledges.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration, which barred development across vast areas of public forests and grasslands designated as "inventoried roadless areas."

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

In a final indignity, Lawrence asked Edwin and Elsie McMillan to rescind a dinner invitation to Frank.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

When you get two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in a high school football game, you are suspended for the next game — unless the official rescinds the call.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024

The move announced Tuesday rescinds a ban on rainbow-colored Pride tape for on-ice activities that was provided to teams earlier this fall as guidance for theme nights.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

The end of the public health emergency rescinds some of the authorities for us to collect data from states and localities.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 8, 2023

“NCAA rescinds its ban on events in states with legal gambling, doubles down on kids charging for autographs on jerseys.”

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2019

But "it frequently happens that the girl rescinds what has been agreed upon between the parents and the bridegroom, obstinately rejecting the very mention of marriage."

From The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin

Wade’s parole grant was rescinded on Sept. 1, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Ahead of the 9/11 commemorations, some Gander residents had called for Hoekstra's invite to be rescinded.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

One rescinded the longstanding definition of "harm," which had covered habitat destruction.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Members of Congress have rescinded their endorsements, and ideological allies like Sanders and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani have urged him to step aside.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Anticipating this ruling, the army’s Western Defense Command had already announced that the mass exclusion orders of 1942 were being rescinded.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Even she probably can’t keep him from soon rescinding the ban and recovering his access to those sweet, sweet cameras.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The agency also proposed rescinding every remaining greenhouse gas standard for the power sector, and is seeking public comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and marking another step in warming ties between the countries.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Then, days before the committee vote, he posted two orders on X, one rescinding the fund and one “clarifying” the immunity’s scope.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

President Downey stated that a rescinding of the Saturday pay-day resolution by the bricklayers was not expected, and if it had been done it would not have restored the building interests to their normal condition.

From 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. by James C. Beeks




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