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as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
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2
as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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as in to reject
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
the committee nixed the additional expenditures
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Recent Examples of nix
Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
And voters are still rebuffing their efforts, soundly nixing measures to further restrict initiatives this fall.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
However, policy experts have generally voiced opposition to the change, since nixing the rules would alter the progressive nature of the program.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
What student loan borrowers can do Prepare for the end of SAVE: The program, which is currently blocked amid a legal battle, will likely be nixed by the next administration.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
And voters are still rebuffing their efforts, soundly nixing measures to further restrict initiatives this fall.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
However, policy experts have generally voiced opposition to the change, since nixing the rules would alter the progressive nature of the program.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
What student loan borrowers can do Prepare for the end of SAVE: The program, which is currently blocked amid a legal battle, will likely be nixed by the next administration.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
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Trump initially refused to approve federal aid to California for wildfires in 2018 until a National Security Council staffer showed him that Orange County had a dense concentration of voters who supported him, according to Politico.Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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With security vulnerabilities already confirmed for billions of Android users along with an ongoing and hard-to-detect cyberattack, Gmail users warned do not click and Google refusing to fix a reported vulnerability, 2025 has got off to a shocking start.Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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More cases are being dismissed — rising from 41% to 61% — because prosecutors cannot meet the technical requirements, burdensome paperwork and deadlines of the new discovery law.Eric J. Gertler, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Moments after dismissing the Denver Broncos 31-7 from the opening playoff round Sunday, the Bills already had the Baltimore Ravens on their minds.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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While the Obama administration rejected Cheney’s outsized role for itself, Joe Biden still became a close adviser and helped achieve administration goals.Roy Brownell, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
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Greens, blues, and reds remain masculine while rejecting the conventions of more conservative styles.Ian Malone, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
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Is there some way that the Giants and Jets can get clipped for congestion pricing over on Route 3? People who still deny that climate change is real also believe that pigs can fly.Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Fewer claims translate to lower premiums and reduce the risk that your policy will be canceled or denied for renewal.Ryan Barone, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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One sketch, vetoed by the network, had Tomlin playing a prim mother, Mrs. Beasley, calling her son in from the back yard, which was actually a war zone, ablaze with exploding mortar shells.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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One effort in Nevada, which passed the Legislature but was vetoed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, proposed capping the number of units a corporation could buy in a calendar year.Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Part of the reason for this appears to be the expectation that mortgage rates may decline in future and the associated uncertainty for long-term rates.Simon Moore, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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DeSantis had urged lawmakers to intervene before that point but declined to call a special session to force their hand.Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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By comparison, Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm that devastated New Orleans, killed more than 1,800 and cost about $200 billion, according to federal estimates.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Eaton Fire, which is burning near Pasadena, was responsible for 11 of the deaths, while the Palisades Fire killed five people, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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The macOS users who ignore this warning do so at their own peril.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nix. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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