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Recent Examples of decertify
In December, the administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
In December, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The list of schools that officials want to decertify now are generally smaller ones, including a number of programs run by school districts.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump did not specify any mechanisms to decertify the planes in his post.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
In December, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The list of schools that officials want to decertify now are generally smaller ones, including a number of programs run by school districts.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump did not specify any mechanisms to decertify the planes in his post.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
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The move, effectively a brief legal time-out, will allow an appeals court panel time to consider equities on both sides of the dispute before considering whether or not to invalidate the tariffs while litigation continues.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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On the heels of that decision, which invalidated Louisiana's congressional map, Republicans in some Southern states are working to recraft House districts held by Democrats.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Rather than trying to disguise coverages, the Texans simply beat opponents with superior personnel, nullifying Rodgers’ ability to be one step ahead at the line of scrimmage.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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In a 4-3 ruling, justices nullified a new congressional map that could have given the Democrats four additional seats in the House of Representatives.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Authorities noted that Joyce is a felon with a criminal history that includes state convictions for drug, larceny and burglary charges, which disqualify him from having guns or ammunition.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Ohm acknowledged that a bid to disqualify the entire Justice Department would be unlikely.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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