Example Sentences

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But to abandon his bike and take public transport would have invalidated his record after cycling thousands of kilometres over more than 60 days.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

In some cases, they said, data points that would have invalidated the desired results were removed.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 12, 2023

Judges Kurt Engelhardt and Andrew Oldham temporarily blocked the part of the Texas judge's ruling that would have invalidated the Food and Drug Administration's 2000 approval of mifepristone.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2023

This year alone, state courts have invalidated House maps in North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio and New York.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2022

If McGaw's second bid had been received, it would simply have invalidated both of his, the law forbidding two from the same bidder.

From Tom Grogan by Smith, Francis Hopkinson