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as in to break
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in to desecrate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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Recent Examples of violate
But George played just 41 games in the 2024-25 season and 37 last season, when he was suspended for 25 games late in the regular season for violating the league’s drug policy.
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Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
According to the post, e-bike and e-moto riders who violate the law may face citations, towing or criminal charges for violations beyond traffic offenses.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
He was also wanted for violating either parole or probation, Krasner added.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Glitter was released on probation briefly in 2023 but violated the terms and reincarcerated.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
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Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
According to the post, e-bike and e-moto riders who violate the law may face citations, towing or criminal charges for violations beyond traffic offenses.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
He was also wanted for violating either parole or probation, Krasner added.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Glitter was released on probation briefly in 2023 but violated the terms and reincarcerated.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
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Historic heat Since Thursday, heat in the East has broken at least three dozen daily high temperature records, many warmest-low-temperature records as heat reached levels that some cities haven’t experienced in more than a decade.
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The lead secured, Switzerland shifted to a five-man midfield out of possession, snuffing out the space and challenging the Algerians to play through it, but Petkovic’s charges struggled to break their opponents down.
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One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy.
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During that time, our home, and the last of our things in it, could continue to be desecrated.
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The woman accused Mendes, Cape Verdes’ all-time leading scorer, of forcing his way into her hotel room in Auckland and then raping her.
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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
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At a minimum, fiduciaries should review access controls, encryption, data retention policies, incident response procedures, subcontractor access, cyber insurance, breach notification obligations and independent security testing.
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The pension plan is suing on four counts including failure to comply with audit obligations, breach of contribution obligations to the pension plan as well as its trustees and breach contribution obligations for the 2017-22 audit period.
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The most common type of dementia, which destroys memory and cognitive function, was responsible for 116,022 deaths in 2024, NCHS data shows.
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That book is a revenge fantasy about the former art school professor who seduced her, discarded her and destroyed her confidence as a painter.
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The singer, who notably assaulted ex-girlfriend and Fenty beauty mogul Rihanna the night before the 2009 Grammy Awards, pleaded not guilty last year in the Diaw case.
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One of the suspects also assaulted and sprayed paint on a person, and when officers tried to detain the suspects several blocks away at Turk and Taylor streets, other people surrounded and obstructed the officers, police said.
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The tickets, purchased by a staff member of the non-profit, had not yet been released, and the letter added that contravening FIFA’s trademark and policies may result in them not being released at all to the buyer.
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His edict contravenes the language of the Constitution, the high court’s own rulings, legislation passed by Congress, and the consistent practice of previous Presidents.
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The Tesla’s desecration follows a vandalism spree in Queens that saw religious centers, homes and vehicles defiled with swastikas and antisemitic slogans last month.
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Language became another area of culture to defile.
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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