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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
override . - noun Plural form of
override .
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Examples
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So to say that a single sentence in the 14th amendment operates as some sort of compressed zip file that clearly and lucidly by its terms overrides whatever in the Constitution appears to run afoul of more modern ideas of the political compact is ludicrous.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Kagan’s New View of Confirmation Hearings? 2010
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An act of paternalism, in short, overrides the value of autonomous choice on grounds of beneficence.
The Principle of Beneficence in Applied Ethics Beauchamp, Tom 2008
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The principal question before the Court was whether FDA approval of a drug's label overrides
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Also, she is, according to our custom, wed to him, and has a right to go where he goes, unless, "he added significantly," _She_ would say her no, for her word overrides all rights. "
She Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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Also, list the beneficiaries on the accounts since the beneficiary designation overrides a will and determines who will get the asset (s).
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Dylla SJ, Muijtjens M, Weissman IL (2005) Enforced Bcl-2 expression overrides serum and feeder cell requirements for mouse embryonic stem cell self-renewal.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sangeetha V. M et al. 2010
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In doing so, the screen name overrides the regular expression patterns and the given status update is kept in the general list (rather than filtered into Garbage).
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"I think about Donovan as a Redskin, and that kind of overrides any friendships," said wide receiver Jason Avant, who caught the last of McNabb's 216 touchdown passes as an Eagle.
Donovan McNabb admits there will be emotion in facing Philadelphia Eagles, but says focus is on Washington Redskins Barry Svrluga 2010
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And what I still want to know is precisely what kind of thought process a President engaging in such "overrides" must go through.
Balkinization 2007
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And what I still want to know is precisely what kind of thought process a President engaging in such "overrides" must go through.
Balkinization 2007
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