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rescinding

  • present participle
    of rescind.
    rescind
    verb (used with object)
    to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.

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The agency also proposed rescinding every remaining greenhouse gas standard for the power sector, and is seeking public comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Then, days before the committee vote, he posted two orders on X, one rescinding the fund and one “clarifying” the immunity’s scope.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

KFC in 2024 said it was rescinding its commitment to phase out buying fast-growing chicken, but the decision on Thursday withdrew from the Better Chicken Commitment entirely.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

The Pakistan government in Islamabad late on Monday night ended a week-long stand-off by rescinding its order for the cricket team to boycott the match in Colombo.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

Is it open, then, to any of us, or all of us, to call a meeting for rescinding the Act of Settlement?

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 by Various