federal
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Just weeks after the federals arrived, Penrose began to hear of slaves running off in a “stampede” to Fort Jackson and other places.
From Slate • Sep. 22, 2015
“As you saw in the video,” Hernández said, “the municipal police closed the road in front to not let the three buses continue. The federals closed the road in back.”
From The New Yorker • Jun. 8, 2015
The federals crossed the river into Virginia, seeking to make “a slight demonstration” against an unknown number of rebels believed camped nearby.
From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2011
The Obama administration sought to focus on Mr. Liu’s biography and the fact that he would be the only Asian-American judge on the federals appeals bench.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2010
“Nne, nobody knows what is going on. We are hearing that Umunnachi is about to fall and that the federals are very close by.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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