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continuance

[kuhn-tin-yoo-uhns] / kənˈtɪn ju əns /


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In terms of political continuance, the democratic process ultimately depends on a kind of shared witnessing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The new income ranges for the tax brackets and the value of the widely used standard deduction reflect a mix of new changes from the Trump tax bill and a continuance of ongoing tax rules.

From MarketWatch Oct. 9, 2025

His lawyers successfully argued for a continuance in the firearms case, citing the fact that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing a ruling on gun rights for nonviolent convicted felons.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2025

Mr. Walsh and Dr. Clinton asked the court for a continuance without a finding, meaning that they would admit that there was enough evidence to find them guilty, according to the attorney general’s office.

From New York Times Mar. 26, 2024

Newspapers reported that even in Bristol, a port city with a harbor filled with slave ships, “the popular sentiment has been very strongly expressed against the continuance of that traffick in human flesh.”

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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