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Judge Cummings said: "If there ever was any remorse it is completely nullified by these offensive lies."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The 46-year-old academic has never held political office, although he stood for parliament more than a decade ago in an election nullified by the courts.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Her barrister submitted: "It nullified the impact of the minority safeguard."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

It was his second touchdown catch in three plays, as the first was nullified because Harbaugh had called timeout an instant before the snap.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

With the closure of the port, most of the College’s income was stopped up and its investments nullified; and so to anxiety was added penury.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson