construed

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We believed the Constitution limited the federal government to the powers enumerated in it, and that these weren’t to be construed so as to deny our constitutional rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

But it could be construed as creating a slightly misleading picture in terms of net spend on the first team.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

"To the uninformed American listener, the ongoing talks between Denmark and Greenland might have been construed as if Greenland's secession from Denmark was imminent," said Greenland specialist Mikaela Engell.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

It was called “constructive treason,” because there was no act, but courts construed such forms of speech to be treasonous.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

But Curtis refused to even listen to their offer, stating that he would not accept any plan “that might be construed as a pardon of the men on trial.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler