codified
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Birthright citizenship for people born in US territories such as Puerto Rico is codified by federal statute.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
He said doing so was likely illegal even if the City Council agreed to it, because of “housing first” policies codified in state law.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
This theory, codified in Cold War deterrence doctrine, held that matching force with roughly equal force would control the so-called escalation ladder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Within the past two years, authorities codified the fine print on fund management, payment and settlement, accounting, and taxation, among other essential pillars.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
All that arcane business about planets ascendant in this or that solar or lunar “house” or the “Age of Aquarius” comes from Ptolemy, who codified the Babylonian astrological tradition.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
