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revoked

  • past participle
    of revoke.
    revoke
    verb (used with object)
    to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal.
  • past tense form
    of revoke.
    revoke
    verb (used with object)
    to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal.

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State Department revoked Torres’ visa in May 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The city of Santa Fe Springs had revoked the league’s access to its municipal fields over allegations the organization was improperly subleasing them to another nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Later on Saturday morning, Politico said its reporter Cheyenne Haslett was denied entry and Secret Service revoked her pass.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“We thank the researchers for contacting us and sharing their findings. We narrowed the permissions on Community sign-in tokens and revoked affected tokens and sessions,” the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

In France, the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685, while further afield Turkish forces reached the gates of Vienna, Buda and Belgrade around this time.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin