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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue laws
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Jax sends Lewis off with a settlement release form for Toni to sign, and a few ground rules, which include hourly texts with updates and a phone call throughout the night.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Publishing income sharing agreements exist among major acts in the music business, and platinum-level acts such as U2 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers built their careers by establishing royalty-sharing ground rules at an early stage, thereby avoiding costly litigation and personal conflict later on.—
Mike Alleyne,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Florida statutes say that all county jail operators must enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE, but does not explicitly require municipalities like South Miami to do so.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Based on those findings, the Justice Department will decide whether Bolton’s conduct warrants criminal charges under statutes like the Espionage Act, a civil action similar to the 2020 book dispute, or no further action.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) pledged to enforce existing laws.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The organization takes care of the back-end logistics, from payroll and setting tuition to lobbying state legislators and navigating local zoning laws, freeing educators to concentrate on their craft.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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These laws apply to all buildings three stories or higher—coastal and inland—unless city or county ordinances impose even stricter standards.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Etherly said the ordinances and executive actions will save the city more than $600,000 per year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Sep. 2025
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One of Potter’s first acts at West Ham was to increase the intensity in training sessions and then give players time off.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Public acts passed in Connecticut go into effect on October 1 of each year.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Pomegranate seeds, which are meant to represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, which are cited in the Jewish holy book, the Torah.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited in the Torah, the Jewish holy book.—
Victoria E. Freile,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday, the island will host multiple live re-enactments to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Constitution expressly requires states to recognize the judicial enactments of other states' courts, and New York, unsurprisingly, is choosing to ignore that constitutional requirement.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the trend dictates, bronze and smoky brown tones are blended onto the eyes, achieving a blurred effect that subtly highlights the glow.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
21 Sep. 2025
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The White House dictates; Puerto Rico enforces.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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