commission
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Pope Leo has convened a commission to take his work forward, but there are huge questions as to how effective all this will be in the face of rapid technological advances.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
In 2019, the commission filed a lawsuit claiming Fisher had violated a binational water treaty between the U.S. and Mexico after the company constructed fencing in South Texas.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Even if the commission finds that violations have occurred, the penalties are not especially harsh.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
A commission spokesman said that, in extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances, the verification rules could allow verifiers to carry out a virtual site visit rather than a physical one.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Fifteen years after he arrives in Florence, Leonardo receives a commission for another altarpiece, this time for a monastery just outside town.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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