undo
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"To see three storms undo a place that brought so much peace is devastating," Henken continued.
From Barron's β Oct. 12, 2026
Still, the late-evening thoughts eventually led him to undo some decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
“No sentence can undo what his family and fellow deputies have carried for three years. My thoughts remain with them,” Ohlsen said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
He said no apology could undo that but the trust would "support women who have been impacted" in any way possible.
From BBC β Sep. 24, 2026
I can’t help, or undo the wrong I’ve done.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
The two-segment operating model undoes changes made by former chief executive Bernard Looney that were initiated as part of BP’s pivot to lower-carbon sources of energy.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 9, 2026
The decision undoes a ruling by US District Judge Maame E Frimpong in Los Angeles, who had said that there is a "mountain of evidence" showing the raids were violating the US Constitution.
From BBC β Sep. 8, 2025
It started with the recent ancestor of XEC, KP.3.3, which exhibits a mutation that undoes destroying the essential transcription region of N* so the N* protein can’t be produced.
From Salon β Oct. 9, 2024
The decision by an 11-judge 9th Circuit panel undoes one made last year by a three-judge panel of the same court.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 10, 2024
He undoes the knot and tosses birdseed at the pigeons.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
There was plenty to like about reaching Q3 in the Audi, but the race undid that good work.
From BBC β Oct. 4, 2026
Goolsbee said the tariffs weren’t one and done: New rounds piled onto earlier ones, courts undid some, and still more have followed.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 30, 2026
Pamela Price was recalled in 2024 and replaced by Ursula Jones Dickson, who quickly undid many of Price’s signature policies.
From Los Angeles Times β May 29, 2026
And whatever your case for tariffs is, the way we implemented them undid it completely.
From Slate β Apr. 22, 2026
He undid the pipe, rammed a long thin brush down it, and a jet of water spurted into his face.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
Compared with the staid look of the BBC’s seminal 1995 version of “Pride & Prejudice,” Knightley’s Elizabeth comes off as modernly undone, like your best-looking friend who’s also into thrifting.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
The league initially was neutral on Measure J, but “we do not believe a decision voters made at the ballot box should be undone because of an administrative or drafting error,” its statement said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
"That tragedy cannot be undone," Wisner said, calling for legal reform, proactive regulation and proper governmental oversight.
From BBC β Sep. 29, 2026
"I understand that my false accusations have caused Mr Carter immense pain, suffering and damage that can never be fully undone."
From Barron's β Sep. 25, 2026
Everything the makeup artist had done to Richard Krupp’s face and hair came undone the moment he stepped outside into Emily.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
After undoing her hex that let her live out a version of a happily ever after with Vision, Wanda had to watch him and their kids — twin boys Tommy and Billy Maximoff — disappear.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 14, 2026
Just over two weeks after its release, Stone’s undoing has racked up more than 1.6 million pageviews.
From Salon β Sep. 18, 2026
A spell has erased Peter Parker from the world’s memory — the price of undoing the public exposure of his identity — leaving him a stranger to his best friend, Ned, and to MJ.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 30, 2026
Rogers’s undoing began with a string of emails and an alarming realization: He was being blackmailed.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 15, 2026
“Harry,” said Hermione again, but he was busy undoing the pouch around his neck, his fingers shaking hard.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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