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as in repealing
to put an end to by formal action
the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865
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as in eradicating
to destroy all traces of
if only there were a way that we could abolish hatred and intolerance
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Recent Examples of abolishing
And any legislation in the Senate may require a filibuster-proof margin of 60 votes; even if all Republican senators were in favor of abolishing the department (which is not at all a sure thing), that would still require seven Democratic senators to join them — a tall order.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Perkins, a city commissioner since 2016, supports abolishing the contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in favor of a city police force.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Stein has called for abolishing student and medical debt.
—Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz endorses abolishing the Electoral College.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Racism, 100 years after abolishing slavery, was at its peak (Ole Miss riots and the rise of George Wallace are just a few examples ), with the KKK brutalizing African Americans in the South.
—Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The ideal outcome when abolishing an agency is the complete disappearance of its regulations.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Extending or abolishing term limits is a common power play in dictatorships, as the experiences of Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni illustrate.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2018
Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Perkins, a city commissioner since 2016, supports abolishing the contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in favor of a city police force.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Stein has called for abolishing student and medical debt.
—Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz endorses abolishing the Electoral College.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Racism, 100 years after abolishing slavery, was at its peak (Ole Miss riots and the rise of George Wallace are just a few examples ), with the KKK brutalizing African Americans in the South.
—Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The ideal outcome when abolishing an agency is the complete disappearance of its regulations.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Extending or abolishing term limits is a common power play in dictatorships, as the experiences of Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni illustrate.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2018
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Jason Mercier, vice president and director of research at Mountain State’s Policy Center, told The Center Square in a Friday interview that there’s a reason a wealth tax does not exist in the United States and why other countries are repealing them.Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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Since then, advocates for repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset made a last-ditch lobbying blitz to get the Senate to take it up before the current Congress winds down.Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Letting go isn’t about erasing the past but about honoring the emotional depth while accepting its conclusion.Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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With rates nearing neutral levels, Powell emphasized the importance of a cautious approach, erasing any lingering hopes for aggressive easing.Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Noise-cancelling headphones are absolutely essential for any flight.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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The lawn was covered with posts that were each topped by a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and as cellar master Vincent Chaperon told us to don a set, an army of waiters appeared bearing trays covered with glasses of DP 2015.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2024
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Russian units in Crimea were destroying their boats in a desperate bid not to be sent to Kherson to join the assault.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Longtime residents of Mayotte worry about a crackdown The cyclone further exacerbated the island’s issues after destroying homes, schools and infrastructure.Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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