illegal
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Meanwhile, other questions are not just annoying – they are illegal.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Comedy is illegal again,” he jokes, inverting a hugely annoying comment made by Elon Musk in the early days of Trump’s second term.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
"He wants to clean up the country. He wants safety for people" and no illegal immigration, said James Weise, a 72-year-old retiree who voted for Republicans in Anchorage, Alaska.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Later in the 19th century, King Charles’s ancestor King William IV spent decades opposing abolition before eventually giving royal sign off on laws to make slavery illegal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
They passed a law called Extraordinary Radio Measures, making it illegal to listen to foreign radio stations.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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