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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The FBI's statement continued: "We will also investigate any related allegations of federal violations of US law."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Another challenge also looms: federal regulations aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales, which migrate along the East Coast and risk entanglement in the vertical lines from lobster traps to surface buoys.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

It argued that Alaska somehow was violating federal law when it allowed a second candidate named Dan Sullivan to run against the incumbent with the same name and Democrat Mary Peltola.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

Representative Abraham Baldwin of Georgia chimed in to support Smith's version of the federal compact.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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