overrule

The amendment was originally ratified in the wake of the Civil War specifically to overrule the infamy of the Dred Scott decision.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

Indeed, the majority’s opinion effectively tells Congress how to overrule today’s decision.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

She did overrule him, though, on a flowerscape he described as “minimal ’90s, minimal Japanese, minimalist Charlie Sheen in ‘Wall Street’ vibes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

They’ve also been intentional with how they leverage Luke Kennard, running actions that overrule his reluctance to shoot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

“Does the request of a ghost overrule the plea of a wife? How can your vow of vengeance usurp our marriage vows?”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Government overrules popular perceptions as its needs require.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Slaughter, the majority opinion said the “Humphrey’s framework has not withstood the test of time” and the court therefore overrules it.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Shirani's results indicate that the fact that the active catalytic subunit overrules its inhibitory components is what's important, not a structural change in the kinase itself.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

Tuesday's Court of Appeal judgment overrules a previous one earlier this year.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2022

But at this moment one of those events, by which Providence overrules the calculations of man, occurred.

From Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

But the German supervisory board, which operates as a trustee of the charity, overruled them and dismissed all three directors in February.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

A czar who can be overruled overnight on the central tactics of his own operation is not a czar.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

A UC faculty task force recommended keeping the SAT in 2020, but the regents overruled it and voted to develop a UC-specific test that a committee later determined would take too long to create.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Dr. Prasad had overruled career staff by summarily refusing to review Moderna’s application.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

When she debated the unit’s mission with him, he always overruled her.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He has since taken his argument to world football governing body Fifa, who ruled earlier this week that overruling the contract was not within its jurisdiction.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Another warning sign, she said: a project manager overruling the CEO about the payment method.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

It declared that if a Supreme Court precedent “has direct application in a case,” the lower court must “follow the case which directly controls, leaving to this court the prerogative of overruling its own decisions.”

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026

“I am overruling these guards on this matter! You are obviously a part of this—of this conspiracy plot. I'm taking you in for questioning immediately!”

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse