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legal

[lee-guhl] / ˈli gəl /


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The legal adviser also suggested the undercover reporter would need to find someone willing to pretend to be his male partner.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The legal battle centres around Hope Downs, one of Australia's largest and most lucrative iron ore projects.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

After speaking with construction workers, two of Pirro’s deputies were advised they couldn’t access the site without preclearance, and they were given the contact information for the Fed’s legal staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Michael Schneider, chief executive of Streets For All, said the main problem on trails comes not from e-bikes but from people riding more powerful motorcycles and motorized trail bikes that aren’t street legal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The people who were legal “property” of presidents were among the millions of enslaved people who lived and toiled in America—and who were stuck in the shadows, too.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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