vacate
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In this case, you would need to file an appeal with an appellate court, a motion to modify alimony, and/or a motion to vacate a prior order.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The fight over South Garden Ave. began in 2024, when the church first asked the city to vacate the street, effectively closing it to the public and placing it under church control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Sandoval was granted a temporary restraining order which required Robinson and her father to vacate the Los Angeles rental the three had shared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk says he will vacate all his belts - but is not retiring.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Adèle and I had now to vacate the library: it would be in daily requisition as a reception-room for callers.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Zubimendi, like the others, vacates his position based on the movements of team-mates.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
The other eight Seattle City Council members, including the new ones who take office in January, will have 20 days to appoint a replacement for Position 8 once Mosqueda vacates.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
While the appeal is pending, the law is allowed to take effect; the same would be true if the higher court rules in the attorney general’s favor and vacates the lower court’s injunction.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
They remain able to charge whatever they want for apartments once a tenant vacates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
Young widow and her child, of course, sleeping in the Pullman; white-haired old gentleman vacates his berth in their favour.
From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Morley, Christopher
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court unanimously vacated Granillo’s conviction but split 3–2 over the governing rule.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
A US appeals court on Monday vacated the dismissal of hundreds of private lawsuits against Tylenol-maker Kenvue that allege scientifically unproven ties of the painkiller to autism.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
In the San Fernando Valley’s District 3, Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan were leading the field of three candidates vying for the seat being vacated by Bob Blumenfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Across the metro area, developers are tearing down vacated call centers and replacing them with industrial parks and data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
We did find a house right away, recently vacated by a teacher’s family who’ve left for Angola.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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The judge stated that vacating the decision would allow parties to erase unfavorable rulings and hinder the accumulation of legal precedents.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
What is filling the space religion is vacating?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
On Tuesday, Homeboy Industries acquired the Monastery of the Angels, a hidden oasis in the Hollywood Hills where cloistered Dominican nuns lived for nearly 90 years before vacating the site in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Last week, CMS proposed vacating that rule entirely, Skopec noted.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 3, 2025
But the streets and the square were emptying fast; the old men were folding up their newspapers and vacating their benches.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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