provisions
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Like the boy in Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun, originalists sometimes lose sight of what constitutional text would have meant to ordinary people when those provisions were adopted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The owner of a Sri Lankan shipping repair company that dispatched a team to an Iranian ship just before the onset of the new restrictions found that provisions on the tanker were dwindling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
However, charities have raised concerns that domestic abuse survivors may still be put at risk, despite such provisions.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“While there may be good reasons for exempting certain sellers from the bill’s provisions, such a carve-out deserves further discussion,” Newsom wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
I exchanged my land-sledge for one fashioned for the inequalities of the Frozen Ocean, and purchasing a plentiful stock of provisions, I departed from land.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Vocabulary lists containing provisions
Night
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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A Long Way Gone
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