as in to repeal
to put an end to by formal action
the new administration seems intent on disannulling every social program instituted by its predecessor
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On Monday, 19 Republican state attorneys general wrote to Costco demanding the company repeal its DEI policies within a month.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2025 -
And hats off to everyone currently trying to figure out if their newborn babies are American citizens or not after Trump tried to rewrite the Constitution, repealing birthright citizenship via executive order.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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About a quarter century after slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico (1873), another Afro-Puerto Rican genre emerged known as the plena.—
Vanessa Diaz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump said in December that the debt ceiling should be abolished, a position shared by some liberal lawmakers.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Emmett School District canceled classes to deep clean all of its buildings, citing low attendance linked to the spread of various illnesses in the community.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Feb. 2025
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Today, as wildfires have laid waste to much of Los Angeles County, there are once again calls for lavish awards ceremonies to be rethought, if not canceled outright, as the likes of Jean Smart and Stephen King have suggested.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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The end of the year even saw an entire national presidential election annulled in Romania after claims of widespread Russian interference.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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His win was later annulled due to allegations of Russian interference.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Airlines, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue, and Alaska Airlines, joined by trade group Airlines for America and the International Air Transport Association, sued in May to overturn the rules.—
David Shepardson,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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One concerned Trump's actions related to the January 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol and his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.—
Gabe Whisnant,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Disannul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disannul. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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