undo

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Nothing will ever undo the original sin, and devoting your life to ruining someone else’s is a loss for both of you.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

She added: "I recognise that any sentence imposed by this court will not undo what has been done, or repair or remove the hurt and grief suffered by them".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

A single, highly public moral failure could undo everything.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

"And so those two things combined would make me undo what I did in December," Miran said.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The bowline had been pulled tight by the strain on it during the night, but by working it back and forth, Malcolm was able to undo it.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman