as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
in the cult there were injunctions for and against everything, as nothing was a matter of personal choice
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Recent Examples of injunction
In a series of decisions, lower courts have struck down the executive order as unconstitutional, or likely so, even after a Supreme Court ruling in late June that limited judges’ use of nationwide injunctions.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Justices question challengers' injunction request The challengers to the disclosure law include Center for Arizona Policy, a Christian conservative advocacy organization; Arizona Free Enterprise Club, a libertarian non-profit, and two anonymous individuals.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
In March 2025, Ysidro Renteria, who had recently added some additions to his property in Mentone, filed an application for a temporary restraining order and injunction against Brandon, accusing him of harassment and intimidation.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The plan includes legal injunctions and pressuring political leaders, both locally and nationally.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Justices question challengers' injunction request The challengers to the disclosure law include Center for Arizona Policy, a Christian conservative advocacy organization; Arizona Free Enterprise Club, a libertarian non-profit, and two anonymous individuals.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
In March 2025, Ysidro Renteria, who had recently added some additions to his property in Mentone, filed an application for a temporary restraining order and injunction against Brandon, accusing him of harassment and intimidation.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The plan includes legal injunctions and pressuring political leaders, both locally and nationally.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunction
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The edict also created mass confusion and even panic among current H-1B holders and employers, thanks to conflicting statements from the White House.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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The edict is also risky, potentially giving viewers the sense that Brennan is less able to question or challenge her guests — one of the main elements of TV’s Sunday political shows that bring viewers to them in the first place.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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That meant Vince and Ashley would face off in part 2, a contest that would end in an explosive outburst after Vince did not properly read the instructions.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Where rookie pilots panicked in battle, Gabreski functioned like a robot, dispassionately following the instructions laid out in his military flight manuals.—
Angus Fletcher,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
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One of the biggest areas of change in the last decade is related to associates that work in our stores, picking orders for delivery and pickup for our customers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Patel denied at a congressional hearing last week taking orders from the White House on whom to fire and said anyone who has been fired failed to meet the FBI's standards.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Its four main science directives, for decades, have brought to us a superior understanding of Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and astrophysics than ever before.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
1 Oct. 2025
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Rules of engagement are directives governing how and when force can be used by the military.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pomegranate seeds, which are meant to represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, which are cited in the Jewish holy book, the Torah.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited in the Torah, the Jewish holy book.—
Victoria E. Freile,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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With both teams aiming to avoid a 1–3 start, this game presents an opportunity for one to gain momentum and establish a positive direction for the rest of the season.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Don’t pull over in the roundabout Roundabouts with a single lane of traffic in each direction are fairly simple – yield to traffic in the roundabout, wait for a gap in traffic and go through, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Plant expected to power 35,000 households annually According to Simon Cizmek, project manager for the floating solar plant, work is currently underway on spatial planning activities, with the decree of the spatial plan expected to be issued during the fourth quarter of this year.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Lower-court judges across the country have strongly opposed this decree, placing it on hold, for now.—
Akhil Reed Amar,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Injunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunction. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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