as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
threatened the revocation of his son's driving privileges
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Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business who follows the auto industry, said Biden’s 2021 order was a signal of EV aspirations while Trump’s revocation is a signal of EV realities.
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Trump also rescinded the Biden administration’s 2023 executive order on AI safety and security as part of a sweeping revocation of the previous administration’s executive orders and actions.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2025
Per the plea deal, Galle's prison sentence will be followed by seven years probation, as well as the revocation of his driver's license for three years.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Ernesto Ackerman, president of the conservative-leaning group Independent Venezuelan-American Citizens, emphasized that the rollback is not a revocation of TPS protections — and agreed that Mayorkas had improperly extended it.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Trump also rescinded the Biden administration’s 2023 executive order on AI safety and security as part of a sweeping revocation of the previous administration’s executive orders and actions.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2025
Per the plea deal, Galle's prison sentence will be followed by seven years probation, as well as the revocation of his driver's license for three years.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Ernesto Ackerman, president of the conservative-leaning group Independent Venezuelan-American Citizens, emphasized that the rollback is not a revocation of TPS protections — and agreed that Mayorkas had improperly extended it.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Revocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revocation. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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