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federal case

NOUN
minor problem made into a major issue
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He has not been charged in connection with the Iowa allegations because local authorities were waiting for him to be sentenced in the federal case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mangione faces up to life in prison in the federal case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Luigi Mangione who is accused of killing a health insurance boss in Manhattan may plead guilty to stalking charges in his federal case, The New York Times reported Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

That can happen in civil litigation: Sometimes you have a private agreement, where both sides agree that they want to get rid of the case before they make a federal case out of it.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

But what hope had the West Computers of making a federal case out of something so banal as a cafeteria sign?

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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