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threatened the revocation of his son's driving privileges
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Local cops suspected him of homicide Sept. 6, 2024
Chavez’s lawyer, Meghan Blanco, said the guilty plea would probably result in the revocation of his law license.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Observers believe a flood of intervention into D.C. laws — from the sweeping to the picayune — is more likely than a total revocation of home rule (though there is a longshot bill for that, too).
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 18 July 2024
That revocation is permanent, said Mike O’Connell, a spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2024
Those revocations were overturned in 1985 when former Olympics chief Peter Ueberroth became MLB commissioner.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 19 June 2024
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Observers believe a flood of intervention into D.C. laws — from the sweeping to the picayune — is more likely than a total revocation of home rule (though there is a longshot bill for that, too).
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 18 July 2024
That revocation is permanent, said Mike O’Connell, a spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2024
Those revocations were overturned in 1985 when former Olympics chief Peter Ueberroth became MLB commissioner.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 19 June 2024
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“Revocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revocation. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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revocation
noun
rev·o·ca·tion
ˌre-və-ˈkā-shən 
: an act or instance of revoking
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