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It said Francis had abrogated all past subsidies and that Vatican-own apartments should be rented out to senior officials at the same rates that apply to renters with no connection to the Vatican.

From Reuters Mar. 1, 2023

Back then, political leaders in London, Paris, and Berlin had abrogated control of basic policy to warrior chieftains.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2018

By 1958, Sarit had abrogated the constitution, halted elections and imposed even stricter limitations on free speech.

From Time Oct. 13, 2016

At home, congressional and press critics raised the cry that the President had abrogated a longstanding pledge to spare Hanoi and Haiphong.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Russian Government pronounced that civil war had abrogated it, and they re-entered Poland as conquerors.

From Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914 by Jones, Edgar R. (Edgar Rees), Sir