proclamation
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President Trump signed a proclamation Thursday that will set a 15% tariff on imports of the solar-energy materials and equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Her proclamation of optimism comes on the heels of her having been released in December from a brutal Belarusian prison for supporting an opposition candidate running against the country’s authoritarian leader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Hathaway’s gospel-infused arrangement and call-and-response with a crowd at the Troubadour transformed Carole King’s song from a private promise into a proclamation of Black resilience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Chief EU observer Annalisa Corrado urged candidates to "wait patiently for the official proclamation of the results."
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
We set our stay-at-home on the date of the proclamation to indicate that such a change for us was merely cosmetic.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Among the proclamations of the first French republic was an end to slavery in its island possessions—a forerunner of wider abolition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Around Angel’s old barber chair, just about every inch of wall space is occupied by proclamations and photos.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Both companies got their response in July proclamations.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
The court starts with grand judicial maximalist proclamations from the founding about how it’s the duty of courts, especially Virginia courts, to decide legal questions.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
By now we are fully accustomed to the false public proclamations of politicians themselves.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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Vocabulary lists containing proclamation
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The American Civil War
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The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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