overturned
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Scotland's courts overturned the approval following a challenge from environmental campaigners.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The city council stepped in and overturned the denial after Damac confirmed the tanks would be underground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Separately, the judgment could also be overturned at a Supreme Court appeal this month.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Another former banker sentenced in one of the biggest scandals of the financial crisis has had his conviction overturned following a long-running legal battle.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Scopes was convicted, and the law wasn’t overturned in Tennessee until 1967.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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