violate
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews approached at the protest declined to speak to journalists, saying that doing so would violate Shabbat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
According to interviews and internal emails reviewed by ProPublica, career staffers at the Justice Department warned that transferring voter rolls to HSI to enable it to search for noncitizen voters could violate federal privacy laws.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The team also found that the photons displayed correlations that violate Bell's inequality.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
I should note that Meta has attempted to push back against the “pervert glasses” reputation by banning nonconsensual content from its platforms and creators that violate its policy.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Today, publishing medical records without permission could violate federal law.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Earlier this year, a group of attorneys general filed suit to block Nexstar Media Group’s proposed $6.2-billion acquisition of Tegna, arguing it violates a 112-year-old U.S. antitrust law by knocking out a major competitor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Now, there is a question of whether that law violates the Kentucky Constitution, the United States Constitution, or both constitutions.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
Rather than asking whether terraforming violates the laws of physics, researchers believe the more important questions are whether humanity should pursue it and what the safest path would look like.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Last month, Israel’s High Court ruled that the ban on Red Cross visits to detainees violates international and Israeli law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
He is not one for breaking rules, as it violates his army training.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the government to block the project, alleging the waivers violated the Constitution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
"A heritage belonging to all the people of Messina has been violated," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
And with left tackle Alaric Jackson possibly facing a suspension if the NFL determines that he violated the league’s personal conduct policy, Trost could be counted on immediately.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation investigated but determined that no hunting laws had been violated, and no charges were filed.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Yet in spite of my sense of violated responsibility I was pleased by the developments and went ahead with my plan.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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The lab team also worried about violating longstanding safeguards limiting use of private citizen data.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Nicholas Bednar and Max Sarinsky, came up with a few solutions that Congress could legislate without violating Slaughter, and I do think it’s worth lifting those up.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Officials said the facility has been repeatedly cited for license violations, “including at one point housing more than 180 dogs,” violating the limit under the animal facility license at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Both statements accused Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire but gave no further details.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The penalties for violating security regulations covering information judged to be sensitive had a distinctly militaristic cast, with fines of up to $300,000 and jail terms as long as thirty years for “willful” disclosures.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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