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David Hamilton, the Scottish information commissioner, stated that failing to retain a full record of the decision-making process had "subverted the principles" of freedom of information legislation.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024

District Judge William Alsup said DeVos had subverted the agreement by rejecting tens of thousands of applications from defrauded students without adequate explanation, Politico first reported.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2020

Unwittingly, Lang had subverted an entire genre just by being uncompromising in herself.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2019

It was a huge success, and many felt that Obrist had subverted the passive expectations of a museum visit: fill up on culture and leave.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2014

Now, as she had foreseen, the marriage of Rhys had subverted all that.

From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Banks, Mrs. G. Linnaeus