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the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to the national emergency forced the immediate recision of all military leave
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Recent Examples of recision The judgment here, premised on a decision of a federal court of appeals, provides more than enough basis to justify the recision of DACA. —
Josh Blackman, National Review, 10 Jan. 2018 The House GOP is standing with Trump on drawing down the reserves for the Pell Grant program, calling for a $3.3 billion recision on top of the $1.3 billion cut outlined in the fiscal 2017 spending agreement. —Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 July 2017 The House of Representatives passed the rule recision in February. —Katy Murphy, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
Josh Blackman, National Review, 10 Jan. 2018 The House GOP is standing with Trump on drawing down the reserves for the Pell Grant program, calling for a $3.3 billion recision on top of the $1.3 billion cut outlined in the fiscal 2017 spending agreement. —Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 July 2017 The House of Representatives passed the rule recision in February. —Katy Murphy, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recision
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Norse Atlantic Airways announced this week the cancellation of all its summer flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Airlines may cite fuel shortages or rising fuel costs as the reason for cancellations.— Rio Yamat, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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The Attorney General has been the state’s first line of defense as the federal government has tried to strip California’s funding over issues ranging from trying to force a repeal of state climate rules to a decade-old law protecting transgender athletes from discrimination.— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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But since repeal is unlikely to gain favor with California’s political leadership, serious consideration should be given to some sort of temporary suspension.— Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
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There’s misperceived betrayals, a surprise pregnancy, sudden abandonment, a sentimental reconciliation, a fatal illness and a tearful farewell.— Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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He is being sought for child abandonment and custodial interference, authorities said.— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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The rescission of the agreements would mean a step back from protecting vulnerable students in schools, said Shiwali Patel, senior director of education justice at the National Women’s Law Center.— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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The impact of the rescission of future funding allocated for public media have already been felt.— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
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Establishment of federal observers The key contribution of the Voting Rights Act that Americans are typically taught about in school is its abolition of racial discrimination in voting.— Allison Mashell Mitchell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
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The temperance, abolition, and civil-rights movements in America were all motivated in part by religious convictions.— Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
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The breadth of recent enforcement actions and license revocations makes clear that this is a serious, ongoing problem that demands immediate and sustained action.— Tom Koutsoumpas, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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Greenhaven also was on the verge of losing its license, according to a revocation notice filed in November 2018 by the California Department of Social Services.— Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Recision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/recision. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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