codes

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People relied less on religious authorities and more on the meaning they could create from “available images, symbols, moral codes, and doctrines.”

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Alabama have never allowed the exclusion to be taken for state taxes largely because of the way their tax codes conform with federal law.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Spanning 30,000 acres, three counties and four zip codes, the Villages is a meticulously-landscaped master-planned community known for sunshine, socialising and an endless supply of recreational fun for those over the age of 55.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The top-secret information that Ames shared with his KGB handlers included CIA codes and methods as well as the names of Soviet double agents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

I was jarred—a little spooked, as well—at so blatant a reference to something referred to, by mutual agreement, almost exclusively with codes, catchwords, a hundred different euphemisms.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt