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“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
In a recent press briefing, Warsh said the Fed cannot use a "magic wand" to undo years of above-target inflation and must stay patient as price growth cools gradually.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
He called down to Thor and Loki, “I cannot undo the laces. They are too tough for me. They might as well be made out of iron.”
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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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
It’s nothing grand, just a palm-sized sweetness waiting for me in the freezer, but it undoes me every time.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
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
After putting Tommy and Billy to bed one last time, Wanda undoes the magical hex controlling the town and the twins dissolve along with their dad because they can’t exist without it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024
She sets down the bucket and undoes the latch.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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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
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
And whatever your case for tariffs is, the way we implemented them undid it completely.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 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
From this he drew a flat rectangular package, and he undid the plain cotton cloth about it.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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That bet is now at risk of coming undone.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
That era concluded quickly, undone by his hubris and deceit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Saudi Arabia ultimately backed down, but U.S. officials said at the time that the damage to relations wouldn’t easily be undone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Enthusiasm around artificial intelligence had sent some stocks surging too far, too fast this year — and to some extent, that came undone in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
It’s like my whole world is coming undone, but when I write, my pencil is a needle and thread, and I’m stitching the scraps back together.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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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
Iranian advocates of talks have said repeatedly on state media that they are needed to keep an economic crisis from undoing the country’s wartime achievements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
A spell has erased Peter Parker from the world’s memory — the price of undoing the public exposure of his identity — leaving him a stranger to his best friend, Ned, and to MJ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
"This is literally a matter of life and death, and risks undoing years of hard-won progress," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mr Joseph Hooper stood before the wardrobe mirror, hands up to his neck, undoing his tie, anxious.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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