Examples of executive order in a Sentence
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On the shore of Lake Mendota at the state park named for the holiday's founder, Gov. Tony Evers on Earth Day signed an executive order pledging that the state will plant 100 million trees by the end of 2030 — an increase from the state's initial commitment of 75 million.
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Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
This – this administration has issued 63 executive orders and executive actions singularly focused on Alaska to shut our state down.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
And Hobbs has issued an executive order that removes county attorneys' ability to prosecute providers for performing abortions.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The rule was part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act signed in 2022 and an executive order last year.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In Missouri, Republican Gov. Mike Parson issued an executive order in January blocking companies and citizens of China, Russia and other foreign adversaries from buying farmland near military installations.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
President Joe Biden signed an executive order last August to block and regulate high-tech U.S.-based investments going toward China.
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Associated Press reporter Eric Tucker contributed to this report.
—Fatima Hussein, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Expanding the number of federal firearms licensees was one of several gun control measures included in an executive order Mr. Biden issued in March 2023 after several mass shootings.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
President Biden and Vice President Harris have issued the most comprehensive executive order on care, ever.
—Dawn Huckelbridge, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
This – this administration has issued 63 executive orders and executive actions singularly focused on Alaska to shut our state down.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
And Hobbs has issued an executive order that removes county attorneys' ability to prosecute providers for performing abortions.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The rule was part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act signed in 2022 and an executive order last year.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In Missouri, Republican Gov. Mike Parson issued an executive order in January blocking companies and citizens of China, Russia and other foreign adversaries from buying farmland near military installations.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
President Joe Biden signed an executive order last August to block and regulate high-tech U.S.-based investments going toward China.
—
Associated Press reporter Eric Tucker contributed to this report.
—Fatima Hussein, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Expanding the number of federal firearms licensees was one of several gun control measures included in an executive order Mr. Biden issued in March 2023 after several mass shootings.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
President Biden and Vice President Harris have issued the most comprehensive executive order on care, ever.
—Dawn Huckelbridge, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Executive order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20order. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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