matters
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The final vote came on Monday on a consent calendar, the place for matters considered so routine that no legislator even wishes to discuss them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
In a sign of Rezaei’s new power, Khamenei also appointed him as his personal representative on the Supreme National Security Council, the body tasked with deciding the most important military and diplomatic matters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Headteachers of some Jewish schools are spending more of their time dealing with security arrangements than on educational matters, a review into antisemitism in schools and colleges has found.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
What matters is the overall trend in inflation — and the trend isn’t great.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
These threatening harangues managed to delay matters, but the Deep South lacked the votes.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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