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If placed on the ballot and approved by voters, the City Council would then need to pass an ordinance creating a residential voting program and establishing eligibility requirements.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“More small business owners are struggling with significant and unpredictable hikes in fuel prices, which are more challenging for small businesses to pass on to their customers compared to their larger corporate competitors,” Dunkelberg added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
You do not have to pass a security check when you pass back and forth between L.A. and Orange County.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
The route would pass through Libya, a country with a "huge vacuum of government", according to Anthony Dunkerley, a UN adviser who has investigated human trafficking there.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
That was what mattered now: to get the swelling down, to pass the inspection.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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