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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
nix .
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Examples
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Flammable drinking water near natural gas wells; Japan scraps nuclear plans; Florida nixes high speed rail, other states rejoice; PLUS: Guess who leads the world in clean energy?
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 10, 2011 Brad Friedman 2011
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Flammable drinking water near natural gas wells; Japan scraps nuclear plans; Florida nixes high speed rail, other states rejoice; PLUS: Guess who leads the world in clean energy?
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 10, 2011 Brad Friedman 2011
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The problem with Presidents having new faces every 4-8 years is that -- right in the middle of a porject -- hardware gets mothballed and a new direction started -- which another administration nixes -- and so on.
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German cemetery nixes sexualized tombstone for sex-worker/advocate's grave
Boing Boing 2009
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But on the Senate floor today, Tom Udall offered a very strong counter-argument, suggesting that this agreement nixes the possibility of any meaningful reforms in the future:
Did Reid and McConnell just doom future filibuster reform? Greg Sargent 2011
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Taylor kind of nixes that when she says she used to tell Russell "just hit me to get this over with."
Anna Reagan: Recap: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion Anna Reagan 2012
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It may take a while, but there is no way that those with a heavily vested interest in making lots and lots of money from people feeding the WiFi meter while on JFK -- LAX will let the rules be written in such a way that nixes WiFi on planes for very long.
Do new post-pantsbomber TSA security directives kill inflight WiFi? (UPDATED) Boing Boing 2009
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CNNMoney: Goldman nixes cash bonuses for top execs
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We can attempt to build a protective cocoon around our child and do so with fervor, but national policy--or the lack thereof--nixes all attempts to making a difference as parents.
Gernot Wagner: Build a Cocoon Around Your Kid, Just Don't Open the Window Gernot Wagner 2011
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The FTA won't approve the agreements until the fall, so there's still hope that someone wises up and nixes the project.
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