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undoes

  • present tense form of undo (3rd person singular).

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The two-segment operating model undoes changes made by former chief executive Bernard Looney that were initiated as part of BP’s pivot to lower-carbon sources of energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The decision undoes a ruling by US District Judge Maame E Frimpong in Los Angeles, who had said that there is a "mountain of evidence" showing the raids were violating the US Constitution.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

The decision by an 11-judge 9th Circuit panel undoes one made last year by a three-judge panel of the same court.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2024

But positioning her as Ethan’s maybe-girlfriend — as if in obeisance to and at the same time defiance of some foundational rule of musical theater — undoes that work.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Everything that comes of morning undoes itself before nightfall: rooster walks back into forest, fires die down, birds coo-coo-coo, sun sinks away, sky bleeds, passes out, goes dark, nothing exists.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver