How to Use preemption in a Sentence
preemption
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Thus, there would be no need for preemption, even in a crisis.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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Ohio's local gun law preemption has been upheld in the courts.
—Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 6 June 2019
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In other words, no federal preemption of tougher state rules.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2019
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Broad preemption fails the threshold test outright.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Kimmel fans and many others said the surprise of the preemption news spurred them to action.
—Dan Doperalski, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, the court acknowledged two areas where this preemption did not apply.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 10 Jan. 2023
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Some of the industry’s biggest wins have been the passage of preemption laws.
—Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 1 Feb. 2020
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The preemption Adamson is referring to is what is known as the plastic bag ban ban.
—Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2018
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But federal preemption jumped sharply in the 1970s and again over the past decade.
—Mallory E. Sorelle and Alexis N. Walker, Washington Post, 23 June 2017
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But he quickly got tangled in Ohio state preemption challenges.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
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The outcome of that case could affect any future appeals of Pai's new preemption plan.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 15 July 2019
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The city will also lose $9 million in revenues the next fiscal year due to other state preemption laws.
—Hayat Norimine, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2019
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The bill is a preemption that puts in place one-size fits all zoning in our current, existing neighborhoods.
—John Diers, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Depressed, some of the original architects of preemption blamed those who had listened to them.
—Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 5 Nov. 2019
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That same day, Carr praised Nexstar's preemption of Kimmel.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
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Almost half of states in the US 24 states do have tobacco preemption laws.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2023
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Porter added that the legislative evolution of the act is consistent with a finding of preemption.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Whether the preemption defense is as powerful in the Hernandez case remains to be seen.
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 21 Sep. 2017
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The state could withhold funds to local governments that violate the preemption.
—Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
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The preemption was announced on Sunday night with the promise that the show would return on Tuesday.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2024
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Third, the broader the federal statute, the more important preemption will become.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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And the preemption rule applicable to them is exactly the opposite of the normal rule.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 June 2022
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Nexstar has announced the end of its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Sinclair has announced the end of its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Arizona's 2020 law -- the first natural gas preemption law of its kind -- was a harbinger of what was to come.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
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The California preemption issue is not the only dispute over the bill.
—Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022
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In addition, the act contains a preemption provision that expresses that no state can enforce a law that conflicts with the act.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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In March, Iowa became the latest state to pass a preemption bill to block minimum-wage increases.
—Clio Chang, New Republic, 16 May 2017
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Philly is blocked from passing its own gun control measures due to the state's preemption law, which gives that power to the state Legislature.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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Sinclair announced the end of its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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