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warrant

[wawr-uhnt, wor-] / ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr- /




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“My point is that if someone is charged with a warrant by the International Criminal Court for these kinds of crimes, that’s something I believe that should be honored,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

On July 10, the city obtained a warrant in Los Angeles Superior Court to inspect district property.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

But hours later, King said Mullin called him to say the man was actually not the target of a warrant, his office told the BBC.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Senator Angus King of Maine told reporters he understood, based on a conversation with Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, that the victim was the subject of an ICE arrest warrant over his immigration status.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

“I warrant I missed something fine with Henry Henry. But there is time, sir, there is plentiful time in this war for Henry Henry and, if I commence English, for Aubrey Aubrey, too.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The hearings often result in displays of key evidence, including crime scene photos and items recovered after the execution of search warrants.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Four others face arrest warrants but have not been detained.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Military leaders, governments and defense companies disagree on whether to call the current developments a revolution that warrants a complete overhaul of existing doctrines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

But the decision’s significance extends well beyond geofence warrants or Google’s Location History.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

When they reached the ledge, Annabeth was sure she’d signed their death warrants.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Now, investors are “reassessing whether the valuations being assigned to some of these companies are warranted after their run-up,” Mike Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at Glenmede, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

It said that Rhodes "thoroughly warranted a long minimum term", but that aspects of the case should have further aggravated the sentence.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

A sharper understanding of trade tensions and tactics is nonetheless warranted as governments erect new trade and investment restrictions and subsidies, which together are up fivefold since 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Some of it, probably, was warranted or in the spirited mission of liberty, as some will undoubtedly argue, but far from all of it.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

I slam my head against the headrest and let out a totally warranted sigh.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

However, when federal regulators previously reviewed environmental concerns related to mifepristone, they found no evidence warranting restrictions, according to Bernstein.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

The board, in a unanimous order Monday, wrote that Whole Foods had raised “no substantial issues warranting review” of the election certification.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Some policymakers, however, “noted that, by several measures, financial conditions suggested that monetary policy may not be particularly restrictive, which they judged as warranting a cautious approach,” according to the minutes.

From Barron's Oct. 8, 2025

This perspective frames the comments as crossing appropriate boundaries and warranting regulatory attention.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2025

In this case these doorways are of the nondescript variety commonly accepted as base Gothic, but hardly warranting even such a term of endearment.

From The Cathedrals of Northern France by McManus, Blanche




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