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appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, convert, expropriate, pirate, press, seize, take over, usurp
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But state attorneys general who sued the FCC over its net neutrality decision argue that the FCC can't preempt states in cases where the FCC has given up its own authority to regulate. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "FCC forces California to drop plan for government fees on text messages," 17 Dec. 2018 The broadband industry lawsuit asks the court to rule that both the Vermont law and executive order are preempted by federal law. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Entire broadband industry sues Vermont to stop state net neutrality law," 19 Oct. 2018 Nichols believes the fines are already preempted by state law, which limits the fines the Beach's zoning board can impose to $1,000 per day for the first violation and $5,000 per day for the repeat violation. — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, "Miami Beach has the country's highest short-term rental fines. It just got sued.," 28 June 2018 The opponents warn that the state bill is preempted by federal law, though since the FCC actually took itself out of the business of regulating network neutrality, that's questionable. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "California's plan to protect net neutrality will shield consumers from telecom bullies," 20 Apr. 2018 Republican governor Doug Ducey tried to preempt a walkout by offering the teachers a 20 percent raise by 2020, last month. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Arizona Passes New Education Funding to End Teachers’ Strike," 3 May 2018 Meanwhile, a bill in the Florida Senate introduced by Clearwater Republican Greg Steube would preempt local governments from regulating short-term rentals, instead placing control in the state’s hands. — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando OKs ordinance to allow some home sharing," 12 Feb. 2018 The networks also have to balance their obligation to inform viewers about current affairs versus their desire not to preempt lucrative prime-time entertainment programs for the speech. — Josh Dawsey, The Seattle Times, "Trump to make prime-time address, visit US-Mexico border amid shutdown stalemate," 7 Jan. 2019 The Democratic takeover also prevents legislative efforts to weaken democratic structures like national voter ID requirements or preempting state automatic voter registration laws. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "Trump has eroded important democratic institutions. Will Democratic wins change that?," 8 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'preempt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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