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revoke

[ri-vohk] / rɪˈvoʊk /


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The city’s zoning administrator is now weighing whether to revoke the operator’s permit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

I urged the letter writer, whose parents were the victims, to petition the court to revoke her aunt’s POA.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Specifically, the Treasury Department has proposed a rule that would revoke Banque Misr UAE’s correspondent banking access to U.S. financial institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Less than a week later, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the US would revoke the family's status.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

I brooded over it and finally said, “There’ll be one condition that Karhide must fulfill before it can join the Ekumen. Argaven must revoke your banishment.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

After a user revokes an app’s access to their bank account, they have control over their paycheck again.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

It revokes an order from President Joe Biden in March 2022 that primarily addressed national security concerns related to digital assets.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025

Kaplan revokes Bankman-Fried's bail after finding probable cause to believe he tampered with witnesses at least twice, including by sharing Ellison's private writings with a New York Times reporter.

From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023

They demand that he revokes the land deal.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023

When Dr. Johansen learns of the publicity, he temporarily revokes Joey’s travel privileges.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

That review found "errors" resulting in Bechi's parole being revoked.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Alternatively, if City's membership of the Premier League was revoked, it is unclear how that might be applied mid-season.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

President Trump, who beat Harris in the 2024 election, revoked the extension in August 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The government of Alberta and Keystone XL’s original proponent, TransCanada, now known as TC Energy, abandoned the expansion plans a few months after Biden revoked the permit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

If your papers were revoked for any reason, you could be deported back to the homelands.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

The work of VroniPlag Wiki alone has led to several German universities revoking doctoral degrees they had awarded to elected and appointed government officials.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The State department has cited those ties as the reason for revoking the family's status.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Kick rocks and don’t come back,” Bare told the representative, after successfully revoking the agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Treasury Department said it was revoking, effective immediately, the license it had granted on June 21 to allow the sale of Iranian oil.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

South Korea’s safety rating was downgraded by the US Federal Aviation Administration, and Canadian officials informed Korean Air’s management that they were considering revoking the company’s overflight and landing privileges in Canadian airspace.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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