overturned
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The ban attracted national and international debate, with the government saying it would do everything in its power to have it overturned.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
His 2020 conviction and 23-year prison sentence in New York for other alleged assaults was overturned and juries were deadlocked in subsequent retrials involving one of his accusers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The attack immediately overturned life for both Ms. Eubanks and her partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Amicus bonus episode revisits a 2021 conversation among Dahlia Lithwick, Judge Edward M. Chen, and Don Tamaki, members of the legal team that overturned Korematsu v.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Harry followed, gazing around, half-scared of what he might see hidden behind the wreck of the piano or the overturned sofa, but there was no sign of a body.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
