Word: quashed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Gabay's attempt to quash the referendum failed. Students created a new petition, which Gabay had no choice but to accept. But not without a fight...
...apparent jitters and Byzantine dealmaking in the Caribbean. TIME correspondent Sam Allis, in the Haitian capital, says the junta may be staying put because they fear their own troops. This morning, Allis says, Gen. Philippe Biamby, a junta member who almost never talks publicly, went on Haitian radio to quash rumors of a compromise in which the military triumvirate would...
...female champion has been ousted in the first round of play, as American Lori McNeil, ranked No. 22, bested No. 1 Steffi Graf. Graf was favored to recapture the title for a second consecutive year, but at Centre Court, McNeil battled whipping winds and Graf's legendary forehand to quash the six-time Wimbledon champ. No. 2 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is now expected to take home the top prize, but some are still betting on 10-time winner Martina Navratilova, who is competing on the grass courts of Wimbledon for the final time...
...review ads often pits a newspaper's editorial and business sides against each other. Each Holocaust ad would have given the Crimson more than 1,000 much-needed dollars. But the division isn't always the same, with business aching to run the ad and editorial aching to quash it. Long ago on my high school paper, the sides were switched...
...AALARM could just as easily quash AFARM in a debate. We are completely willing and hopeful that AFARM would be willing to debate us in a public setting," Wasinger said...