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revoke

[ri-vohk] / rɪˈvoʊk /


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At the same time, amid Iran's brutal crackdown on protesters months ago, some diaspora activists identified relatives of Iranian officials abroad and campaigned to revoke their legal status.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Authorities have cited the Lyft incident in court filings asking a judge to revoke Harvey’s bail.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Advocates for TPS beneficiaries filed a flurry of lawsuits, arguing that the administration had cut corners in trying to revoke the protections.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

In the second, the court let the administration revoke temporary legal protections that have let people from Haiti and Syria live and work in the U.S.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

On June 29, 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission voted 4 to 1 to revoke J. Robert Oppenheimer’s security clearance, one day before it would have expired anyway.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

From MarketWatch Feb. 12, 2026

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

And finally, it revokes pre-1958 authorization for using PHOs in margarine, shortening, bread, rolls and buns.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2023

A judge on 6 January revokes the bail of a County Tyrone man facing trial on charges linked to the murder of prison officer David Black.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2023

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

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The agency noted that the European Commission revoked the drug's marketing authorisation earlier this month because "the benefits are no longer proven to outweigh its risks".

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

López Beltrán said he hadn’t committed any criminal or immoral act that would merit the visa being revoked.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But, in 2023, the charity revoked the license agreement because of "multiple breaches" of the permission granted which "posed health and safety concerns" for "visitors and wildlife".

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

They had been buying permission to use that product, and this permission could be revoked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Much of the trail crossed private lands, and new owners often revoked informal rights-of-way agreements, forcing confused and hasty relocations onto busy highways or other public roads—hardly the tranquil wilderness experience envisioned by Benton MacKaye.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

“The FCC has spent the last 18 months searching for some pretext for revoking the stations’ licenses,” Disney’s attorneys wrote in the filing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 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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