legislation
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Adam Raine’s mom, Maria, said in the news conference that the new law will help save lives and hopes that other states will enact similar legislation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Brazil has regulations that have expanded and forced platforms to develop control and verification mechanisms," Paganotti said, adding that this contrasts with a dearth of legislation elsewhere in the region.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would make it easier for companies to coordinate their responses to distillation without having to worry about antitrust concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Givan announced his department was to repeal the SDC criterion and was launching a consultation, external to gather views on whether new legislation was also needed.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
As president he envisioned what he called his Great Society—an ambitious set of programs including civil rights legislation and expanded access to quality education and health care.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
That includes swearing in new members of Congress, and adopting new rules and legislations.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023
Kishida returned to Tokyo on Saturday after a nine-day trip and apparently faced pressure from his governing party executives to make a quick decision on Terada before discussions on key legislations resume Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
Psyllou, who provides corporate registrations for clients through her own Cyprus company, Interstatus, said in a follow-up e-mail to Reuters on Thursday that her company “strictly complies with legislations and reports to relevant Regulators”.
From Reuters ● Jan. 22, 2021
I think it discredits those who pass these legislations, those who adopt them and those who implement them more than anything else.
From US News ● Dec. 21, 2015
The traditions and histories and legislations of the past were worked over into a connected series of writings, through which was woven the new priestly system, in a historical form.
From The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible by R. Heber Newton
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Election Lingo
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13th Amendment (1865)
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19th Amendment (1920)
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