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The ruling overrules a previous Supreme Court judgment ruling known as Cheshire West.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The agency overrules Vinay Prasad’s refusal to consider Moderna’s shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Shirani's results indicate that the fact that the active catalytic subunit overrules its inhibitory components is what's important, not a structural change in the kinase itself.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024

Chang overrules the office of the Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, which in mid-December denied Fong’s bid to appear on the March 5 primary ballot.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

The former overrules the contention of Cyprian and his colleagues, that heretical or schismatical baptisms were invalid.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen