pursuant
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“Mr. Zambada has not entered into any cooperation agreement, has not pled pursuant to any cooperation arrangement, and is not cooperating with the United States government in any capacity.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert did so through the sale of six million Concentrix shares on April 29 in a block trade pursuant to Rule 144 at a price of $22.25 per share.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The post office would maintain its own list of people “who are enrolled with the USPS, pursuant to a process specified in the rulemaking.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"The referee in consultation with the Grand Slam supervisor may declare a default for either a single violation of this code or pursuant to the point penalty schedule."
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
He caught snatches of phrases: “. . . this Honorable Branch of the Cook County Criminal Court.... now in session .... pursuant to adjournment.... the Honorable Chief Justice Alvin C. Hanley, presiding. . . .”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing pursuant
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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