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to reject by or as if by a vote
my husband quickly vetoed my suggestion that we adopt the stray dog
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Recent Examples of vetoed
ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2025
Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump vetoed the bills -- the first of his second term -- in late December.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
The president vetoed both in December.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
That number refers to bills Evers vetoed in their entirety, versus line-item vetoes made to parts of the state budget.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Trump vetoed two noncontroversial, bipartisan bills Tuesday, appearing to retaliate against lawmakers and tribes that opposed his immigration and other policies.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
His criticism of Polis comes after the president vetoed a bill to complete a project that would have delivered water to southeastern Colorado, one of the first vetoes of his second term.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2025
Newsom vetoed a similar, but slightly more expansive, version of the bill in 2024.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
The commission approved the proposal 3-2, but Mayor Francis Suarez later vetoed it.
—Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
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Transparency instead of testing Where the vetoed SB 1047 would have mandated safety testing and kill switches for AI systems, the new law focuses on disclosure.
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When lawmakers refused and passed the bill unchanged, the governor vetoed it.
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
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Google, Meta, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Elon Musk’s X have all delayed, adjusted, or flat-out refused to launch AI products because of the bloc’s laws.—
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And the defense refused to yield.—
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
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“Vetoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vetoed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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