overrule
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Indeed, the majority’s opinion effectively tells Congress how to overrule today’s decision.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
The need to directly overrule the unit, they said, made it a roadblock — one that no longer exists.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026
Reddit also employs admins who can overrule moderators and delete subreddits.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
A major wild card is whether the Supreme Court will overrule some portion of the tariffs, and how the administration might respond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
Howard was reluctant to break his promise to Vanderbilt, but he was not about to overrule Smith when the trainer was so certain.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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
The agency overrules Vinay Prasad’s refusal to consider Moderna’s shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 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
The SPEAKER:—The Chair overrules the question of order.
From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)
Pels, the DOJ spokesperson, told ProPublica that Faruqui “was wrong on the law” and noted that after the government appealed to the district’s chief judge, his order was overruled.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
His body will not be overruled by a blackout blind.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
The justices on Monday overruled Humphrey’s Executor in Trump v.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
He wanted to call it George, after the British monarch, but was overruled.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Another warning sign, she said: a project manager overruling the CEO about the payment method.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Nick, from Warrington: All this talk of overruling VAR's recommendation for Cunha's goal, but it's actually refreshing to see a referee take ownership of a decision and stand by it.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Josh Lipsky of the Atlantic Council noted that even as justices were skeptical, they appeared concerned about fallout from overruling the tariffs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Thune told Politico that overruling “would not be a good option” in completing the bill.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
“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
