Examples of strike down in a Sentence
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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Gomez’s lawsuit seeks to immediately bar FinCEN from being able to enforce the order and to eventually have the order struck down and declared unconstitutional.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
And never mind that the university made expensive efforts to recruit African-American faculty and students before the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Opponents have already pointed to similar laws in Kansas and Arizona that were struck down or curtailed after court challenges.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Democrats presented several objections through amendments, which were all struck down, leaving concerns about potential cuts to social services amid the financial reordering.
—The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
And never mind that the university made expensive efforts to recruit African-American faculty and students before the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Opponents have already pointed to similar laws in Kansas and Arizona that were struck down or curtailed after court challenges.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Democrats presented several objections through amendments, which were all struck down, leaving concerns about potential cuts to social services amid the financial reordering.
—The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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