federal
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The federal agency, which investigates all air crashes in the US, plans to hold a news conference on Monday.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
In Texas, state agencies don’t rely solely on vehicle authority grants to add surveillance devices, and Abbott’s office pointed to federal grants for funding the cameras.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Set up under the federal education ministry, it was meant to make exams more efficient, consistent and trustworthy, after years of paper leaks, administrative errors and cheating allegations.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Don’t be dissuaded by the $19,000 annual federal gift-tax limit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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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