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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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He rolled out new endorsements from state and federal elected officials almost daily.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Since then, federal courts have found that while those charities were ruled to have ties to Hamas, the prosecutors violated the rights of the American Islamic organizations in the case.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

The deal values OKX at $25 billion and comes a year after the China-founded exchange agreed to pay more than half a billion dollars to resolve a federal investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

And problems that have plagued the industry persist despite highly publicized enforcement efforts by the state and federal government, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

On the all-important question of sovereignty, the same artfully contrived ambiguity also obtained: Sovereignty did not reside with the federal government or the individual states; it resided with “the people.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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