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undo

[uhn-doo] / ʌnˈdu /




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This would effectively undo the 2025 rate cuts pushed by former Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, and would bring the central bank’s benchmark interest rate to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

“Maybe they need to look at the Costa del Whatsit and see what the cost is of tourism, because you can’t undo it once it’s done.”

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Their stalemate heated up this summer, when a fresh appeal seeking to undo the agreement reached the 9th Circuit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The all-terrain tires undo some of this good work; the taller sidewalls mean more deflection in sharp cornering, a less crisp steering response, and a bit more tire noise at highway speeds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

“Alas,” said Reverend Obertask, “I do not think that I can undo your curse. I wish that I could.”

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

The two-segment operating model undoes changes made by former chief executive Bernard Looney that were initiated as part of BP’s pivot to lower-carbon sources of energy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

The decision undoes a ruling by US District Judge Maame E Frimpong in Los Angeles, who had said that there is a "mountain of evidence" showing the raids were violating the US Constitution.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2025

The Malibu property, listed at $39 million, is in the midst of renovation as its new owner undoes Ye’s head-scratching remodeling choices.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2025

It started with the recent ancestor of XEC, KP.3.3, which exhibits a mutation that undoes destroying the essential transcription region of N* so the N* protein can’t be produced.

From Salon Oct. 9, 2024

His fingers shake as he undoes the ties in the wall.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Pamela Price was recalled in 2024 and replaced by Ursula Jones Dickson, who quickly undid many of Price’s signature policies.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Unlike the long-ago transition to the cloud, which undid many existing software firms, incumbents aren’t being complacent this time around.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Much of the talk in the build up centred around Scotland's vulnerability in last 20 minutes, but it was a sluggish start that undid Gregor Townsend's side.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

He was the 1920s utility entrepreneur who built the electricity revolution until the valuations that came along with it unraveled and undid him.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

He undid the newspapers around the package, and I saw it was our portable radio.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

That bet is now at risk of coming undone.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

This is a powerful dynasty that could be undone by paper.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

If that is not possible, they may believe that settlement expansion has established new "facts on the ground", ones which cannot be undone.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

That era concluded quickly, undone by his hubris and deceit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The composure I had fifteen minutes ago is coming undone, thread by thread.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

"I think that would absolutely go a long way to… undoing some of the disdain towards the water companies and get people on board to help look after our water resources."

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The appellate panel voiced serious doubts about undoing the consent decree at oral arguments in June.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

And in its zeal to purge the newsroom of dissent, CBS and Weiss may have inadvertently triggered the creation of their most dangerous future competitor — and accidentally set the stage for its own undoing.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

“Try again,” my instructor said, after undoing my mess.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Perhaps this was the first step in the undoing of her plans, but she was already walking back, retracing her steps, in the direction of Clapham High Street.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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