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overturns

  • present tense form
    of overturn (3rd person singular).
    overturn
    verb (used with object)
    to cause (something) to turn onto its side, face, or back; upset.

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Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified an unusual magnetic response that overturns a long-standing assumption about the Hall effect, a foundational principle used to study how materials behave electrically and magnetically.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Federal Supreme Court therefore partially overturns the contested award and refers the case back to the CAS for a new ruling, taking into account the probative value of the audio-visual recording in question.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

The decision overturns the seizure of Nexperia by Karremans’ ministry from its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, late in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

If that challenge overturns the ban, the prosecutions would almost certainly be scrapped.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025

Imagine the difficulty of listening to, and then accepting, a truth that overturns everything you believe about the world.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson