legislator
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Douglass may not have held a role as a judge, legislator, or even enfranchised citizen, yet he nonetheless played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s understanding of equal citizenship in the Civil War era.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
If a legislator is visiting for an inspection, they are now required to present privacy waivers for each detainee they want to speak with, which must be signed by the detainee.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
While previously serving as a legislator in the opposition, he was renowned for fiercely challenging former President Macky Sall's policies - a trait which he also demonstrated against his boss Faye.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
It took more than three years of public pressure, multiple hearings, a dogged legislator and a regulator willing to reverse his predecessor to force a do-over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
My husband was, in all of this, a complete nobody—a humble state legislator who’d never stood before a crowd like the one of fifteen thousand or more that would be gathered in Boston.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The agency uses the CPI-W, an index based on the prices paid by urban workers, but legislators have proposed instead using a different index, the CPI-E, which focuses on costs faced by the elderly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Food industry groups have fiercely opposed a federal definition of ultraprocessed food because they worry it will be used by state legislators to put new requirements or bans on certain foods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
But she didn’t keep her word, Duncan told legislators.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Lee co-founded the "Clinical Peptides Society" and started a petition called "Save Peptides" which has garnered nearly 10,000 signatures and urges federal legislators to loosen restrictions on peptides.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Terryl noticed a few legislators were texting, including Wimmer.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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