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- verb Present participle of
nix .
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Examples
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Judge Chapman asked him several questions about the prospects of the deal being terminated, and told Mr. Sathy, "I know that you all know exactly the place I'm coming from," referring to the nixing of the prior deal.
New Innkeepers-Cerberus Deal Wins Judge's OK Joseph Checkler 2011
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As an example, he recalled nixing a suspicious donation of a kidney by a gardener to his multimillionaire employer.
How Did Organ Trafficking Scheme Go Unnoticed? ProPublica 2009
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Tax-centric groups like the letter, AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon called nixing tax patents a "pro-taxpayer provision that will help ensure that our tax code is fair, less complicated, and accessible to all."
Forbes.com: News Robert W. Wood 2011
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Tax-centric groups like the letter, AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon called nixing tax patents a "pro-taxpayer provision that will help ensure that our tax code is fair, less complicated, and accessible to all."
Forbes.com: News Robert W. Wood 2011
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I'm no Romney supporter, but isn't there a subtle difference between "nixing" muslim participation in your cabinet and saying that such participation is "highly unlikely"?
Fourth Person Confirms On The Record That Romney Nixed Muslims In Cabinet 2009
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And the jerks at ABCNEWS. COM ran a top line story all afternoon and evening accusing Obama of "nixing" the troops.
Pentagon Confirms That It Told Obama He Couldn't Visit Army Base With Campaign Staff 2009
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Cost cuts, such as nixing the closing party, hit the fest's night-life, but not programming.
Variety.com 2009
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I haven't done the math, but it's March now, and Obama's nixing of this is still in process.
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President Obama will propose nixing around $36.5 billion a year in oil and gas company subsidies and tax breaks in his new budget, set to...
Obama Moves To Cut Oil Industry Subsidies The Huffington Post 2011
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President Obama will propose nixing around $36.5 billion a year in oil and gas company subsidies and tax breaks in his new budget, set to be released later this month.
Obama Moves To Cut Oil Industry Subsidies The Huffington Post 2011
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