undid

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With an ample majority of the 117 members present in the 130-seat chamber, lawmakers undid a rule that since 2020 had limited the president's ability to impose states of emergency.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The Japanese yen surged against the dollar in Asian trade as possible central bank intervention undid the currency’s wartime losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

How did public health backslide so hard that it undid decades of progress—and is there any hope we can get back on track?

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025

But within minutes indiscipline undid their hard work once again when flanker Jack O'Donoghue was sin-binned for conceding a penalty try.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

I fancied that a malevolent Rumpelstiltskin crept into my room at night and undid my best work, turning the gold of my efforts into pathetic dross on a wheel perversely spinning backward.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly