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ambit

[am-bit] / ˈæm bɪt /


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Auditors, in turn, can certify the results so long as they fall within the wide ambit of accepted practice.

From Barron's

“The drafters of the Espionage Act did not intend for publishers to fall within its ambit,” Stella Assange wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

From Seattle Times

Before I moved to Los Angeles, I was a theater critic and editor for the Village Voice, where my ambit was principally the downtown theater scene.

From Los Angeles Times

“Clearly, criminal actions taken by a president well outside the ambit of his official responsibilities should receive no immunity.”

From Salon

"I am given to understand the ambit of state security is widening," she added.

From Reuters