pursuant to
preposition
pur·su·ant to
pər-ˈsü-ənt- 
: in carrying out : in conformity with : according to
Examples of pursuant to in a Sentence
Pursuant to the terms of the sale, the owner shall be solely responsible for damages.
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Fortune reported last summer that Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, for example, was offloading $14 million in stock on a near-daily basis, all pursuant to the same regulation.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Therefore, this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1331.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
How past presidents have used it Congress hasn’t declared war on another country since World War II, but U.S. presidents have filed scores of reports pursuant to the War Powers Resolution since it was enacted in 1973, over President Nixon’s veto.
—Leah Askarinam, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The Secretary shall manage the monument through the National Park Service, pursuant to applicable legal authorities, consistent with the purposes and provisions of this proclamation.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Therefore, this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1331.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
How past presidents have used it Congress hasn’t declared war on another country since World War II, but U.S. presidents have filed scores of reports pursuant to the War Powers Resolution since it was enacted in 1973, over President Nixon’s veto.
—Leah Askarinam, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The Secretary shall manage the monument through the National Park Service, pursuant to applicable legal authorities, consistent with the purposes and provisions of this proclamation.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2025
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pursuant to
preposition
pur·su·ant to
pər-ˈsü-ənt-
: in carrying out : according to
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