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In January, the Ministry of Education reiterated that it had repealed restrictions on hair length for all students, saying it recognised the "importance of promoting diversity and fairness in all aspects of education".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Even the Southern Baptists were more evolved, as Baylor University had repealed their dancing ban in 1996.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023

They may have done so because Boise officials had repealed part of a key ordinance after losing in a lower court.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

By 2002, thirty-six states had repealed their sodomy laws, and most states were only selectively enforcing them.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

If in a spirit of rash and ill-repaid good-nature it had repealed certain taxes, at least it would repeal no more.

From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III by McCarthy, Justin