shall

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The Equal Protection Clause provides that no state shall deny to any person the equal protection of the laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Perhaps the most important of these is the Constitution’s guarantee clause, which provides that “the United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union a Republican Form of Government.”

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

"Through our daily work, we shall show that Hungary and Poland are one," the pro-European leader told a joint news conference with Magyar.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Back in Genesis, God tells Adam, “For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

From Salon • May 19, 2026

“Ah. Well then, fear not, Twitch. I shall free you at once. It is a delicate operation. Try to stay calm and still and, well . . . less twitchy.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el