legislation
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And legislation that would have eased the way for her and other California patients who are in remission to get continued care across state lines just died in Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Lindsey Graham is no longer with us, but his signature legislation of this Congress has never been more alive.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
That legislation has been stalled in the Senate for months.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Airlines and banks say legislation could put popular rewards programs at risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Meetings were banned; printing presses were seized; and legislation was rushed through Parliament permitting the police to detain charged prisoners for twelve days without bail.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
That includes swearing in new members of Congress, and adopting new rules and legislations.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023
“I made up my mind because I must not interfere with parliamentary discussion of key legislations because of my problems,” Terada said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
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
“So, it’s a fight to control the data, and they’ve been very active in fighting those legislations everywhere they can.”
From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2022
The two legislations ought to be completely independent and yet mutually complementary.
From Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian by Various
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