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The simplest approach would be to amend the statutory language to stipulate that, similar to the GAO, the Federal Reserve is “an instrumentality of the United States Government independent of the executive departments.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

All were required by court order to stipulate how they came to their decisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The terms stipulate that Canada will make payments into a US economic development fund of the equivalent of 50 percent of net revenue generated by the bridge for a period of 15 years.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Martin noted some virtual jobs stipulate no promotions during onboarding, as some employers who are enforcing return-to-office rules actively favor their on-site staff for advancement.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

“This conclave cannot stipulate how I train my apprentices! It is my sole right to teach them, train them, and discipline them!”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The IRS stipulates that pay must be “reasonable” and states that organizations should rely on a comparison of pay across organizations doing similar work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The efficient-markets hypothesis, developed decades ago by economists at the University of Chicago, stipulates that all available information is already factored into the market price.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

The RFU stipulates a "zero-tolerance approach" to discrimination and harassment and forbids public comment that could damage the game or the union's reputation.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

South Korea’s constitution stipulates the presidency is a one-term job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

“Tano had a lot of goons,” Autumn stipulates, finger-spelling goons.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Lofgren and Amo noted in their letter that the Energy secretary spoke to the Science Committee more than three weeks after department attorneys stipulated to the opposite in court documents signed May 15, 2026.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

But an 1889 imperial house law stipulated that only men could become emperor, and only through the paternal line.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

"All of the things that it stipulated have now been undone."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

When King Charles II gave Rhode Island a royal charter in 1663, he stipulated that the king’s “loving subjects” would not be stopped from “using and exercising the trade of fishing upon the coast.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The wills of Rita and Bill stipulated that if they died simultaneously, much of Rita’s headright would go to her surviving sister, Mollie.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Aside from stipulating how to divide assets, it safeguards which children from prior relationships will receive an inheritance.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Matt Fitzgerald, Santander Consumer’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, described a conversation with Dundon about “stips,” or statements stipulating the borrower’s income, address and phone number have been verified.

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026

The Uniform Code of Military Justice, or UCMJ, contains several provisions stipulating that servicemembers are liable for illegal orders even if they were given by a superior officer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

The decree cited laws stipulating that a Malagasy who voluntarily acquires a foreign nationality loses their Malagasy nationality.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025

To become a Sixer, you had to sign a contract stipulating, among other things, that if you found Halliday’s egg, the prize would become the sole property of your employer.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline