preemption

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Over the six days between the show’s preemption and its return, celebrities and influencers posted instructions on how to cancel subscriptions to Disney’s streaming services.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

“EPA granted preemption waivers for California to tackle local problems like smog in the Los Angeles basin, where the pollution was both generated by and felt by Californians,” the fuel producers said in their appeal.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

When I wrote about preemption in 2021, I counted eight states with pending legislation; only two of those bills ended up becoming law.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2024

But successful preemption efforts may be a lot harder to achieve than I and others imagined.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2024

Here was land in these Canadian plains to be had for nothing but the preemption fee of ten dollars and three years' residence.

From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)