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The point of the summit would be to codify that view—and to take the first steps toward enacting it.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

That deal, to be negotiated over the coming months, aims to codify cooperation in a range of areas, including defense, critical minerals and energy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

In early August, the Motor Carrier Safety Administration moved to codify those language requirements through the federal rulemaking process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Third, codify traditional race-neutral principles as the governing standard for redistricting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

He had tried to codify the evil uses of might by individuals, so that he might set bounds to them by the impersonal justice of the state.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

In his 1989 book “Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist,” Jones codified his rules for the cartoons, like “The Road Runner cannot harm the Coyote except by going ‘Beep-Beep!’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Congress codified a regulation defining a professional degree as signifying “completion of the academic requirements for beginning practice in a given profession” for which a “professional licensure is also generally required.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

It’s important to remember that it was 1976, so this particular fashion choice was not yet au courant, because they had just codified it.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

Birthright citizenship for people born in US territories such as Puerto Rico is codified by federal statute.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

He was the first to prove geometric theorems of the sort codified by Euclid three centuries later—for example, the proposition that the angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

“What is the problem of codifying in law that you’re not allowed to?” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

The state secretary for digitalisation, Alexander Pröll, from the conservative ÖVP, said that a draft bill codifying the ban would be presented by the end of June.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

They also recalled little pushback when DHS formally banned chokeholds and other tactics in 2023; it was merely codifying the norm.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

Following the Dueñas decision, California lawmakers passed a bill that would have forced courts to determine whether defendants could pay before imposing many remaining fines — effectively codifying the ruling as state law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

He could throw himself into codifying, or speculating, or getting up briefs at any moment and in any surroundings, and dismiss each occupation with equal readiness.

From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Sir Leslie Stephen