edict
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The debate swirls around something called the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, an old edict which gave leagues an antitrust exemption to pool their media rights.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Taliban officials then described the face veil edict as "advice".
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
And it has opened up a market for China, whose trade officials jetted to Brasilia just hours after Trump published his edict.
From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025
Customs and Border Protection, and elsewhere appeared on the streets of Portland, authorized by a presidential edict to protect federal buildings.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025
The latest heartache for Dutchmen was an edict making it a crime to sing the “Wilhelmus,” our national anthem.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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