undo

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“I know one guy who had a $2 million balance, pushed the wrong button and mistakenly converted the whole thing when he wanted to convert a portion. You can’t undo it. Conversions are permanent.”

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

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

"There's still time to undo the wrong and hopefully wiser counsels will prevail," Gavaskar added.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

A single, highly public moral failure could undo everything.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

It was the face of a girl who knew that no evil could undo her, and who could laugh, surely, as his mother did not laugh now.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin