doctrine
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But the decree represents a significant loosening of decades-old communist doctrine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The doctrine, as the Supreme Court articulated in FCC v.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
United States, a 2018 case involving cellphone tower locating data, Chatrie made clear that the third-party doctrine just doesn’t make sense when it comes to smartphone data privacy.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
It did not explicitly invoke the unitary executive theory, but its fealty to the doctrine was clear.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Wars were fought over the different interpretations of the same doctrine.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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In the two decades since, Purcell has become one of election law’s most invoked doctrines.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Their military doctrines increasingly emphasize mass production of cheap drones and ballistic missiles designed to overwhelm Western stockpiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Florian Galleri, a historian specialising in contemporary military studies and nuclear doctrines, also warned that Macron would have to tread carefully, pointing to his low approval ratings one year before the end of his presidency.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
We have built legal doctrines that reward escalation.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
Early medieval Jews, both in Spain and in Babylon, were wed firmly to Aristotle’s doctrines.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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