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overturn

[oh-ver-turn, oh-ver-turn] / ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn, ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrn /


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A judge is weighing whether to overturn the freeze, which takes effect early next month.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

More than a dozen farmworkers across the nation, along with the United Farm Workers of America and the UFW Foundation, sought to overturn the rule.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Researchers at Monash University have predicted an unusual new form of quantum matter that could overturn long-held assumptions about how ultracold particles behave.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

But he said he still has to overturn the conviction which he believes could impact his career.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

He was locked into a maintenance role: He was a custodian for the system who was unlikely to overturn the previous judgment, even if there was compelling evidence of innocence.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

This discovery overturns a long accepted assumption and suggests a new explanation for gallium's remarkably low melting point.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

In general VAR overturns, Liverpool have had six interventions against them.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

The Federal Supreme Court therefore partially overturns the contested award and refers the case back to the CAS for a new ruling, taking into account the probative value of the audio-visual recording in question.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2026

The decision overturns the seizure of Nexperia by Karremans’ ministry from its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, late in September.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

“There we have an opinion that overturns three hundred and seventy-five years of critical appreciation. Is there a particular reason that you find it ‘stupid’?”

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

Newsom and other governors have repeatedly denied parole to his closest acolytes, though an appeals court overturned Newsom’s veto of the release of Leslie Van Houten in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The vehicle overturned and fell about 40 to 50 feet below, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturned Thursday a presidential pardon granted to a hardline Buddhist monk and ordered him to serve the remainder of a six-year prison sentence for intimidating the wife of a missing cartoonist.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Research published in April found that 53% of commercial health-insurance denials in New York were overturned in 2025, up from 38% in 2019.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

At least one boat overturned in the middle of the river, dumping four Lost Boys into the water.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

According to the traditional explanation, the added salt encourages the formation of North Atlantic Deep Water, which helps sustain Atlantic overturning.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

The appeals court did not rule on the ultimate merits of the case but concluded the administration had not shown it was likely to succeed in overturning the injunction at this stage.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

Removing stagnant water, such as by emptying flowerpot plates, overturning unused pails and breaking up hardened soil, can help break the dengue transmission cycle.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The Interior Department finalized the changes to its regulations last week, overturning five decades of precedent in how the law is interpreted.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

With an unexpected shove from below, I ended up tumbling into the storage room, overturning a galvanized bucket with a god-awful clamor.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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