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

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

On Monday, the board undid two mistakes that should never have been made.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 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

Omakayas decided to set this last bird free and she gently undid the basswood fiber twine from a sharp black-clawed foot, its neck, a ragged baby feathered wing.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich