blue laws

plural of blue law

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Noun
  • The official spoke on the condition anonymity on ground rules set by the White House.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2026
  • Bills were introduced in Springfield over the spring to impose ground rules on data center development.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Uthmeier wrote the opinion in response to a question from Senator Clay Yarborough about whether existing Florida statutes require a school district to accommodate such requests.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • The statutes underneath it, ECOA aside, do not.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • These laws apply to the jurisdiction where the bet is placed -- one of the reasons why each bettor’s mobile device must be GPS-located before a wager is placed.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • In ordering Anthropic to obtain US approval for foreign nationals to use its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expanded the boundaries of laws governing transfers of sensitive technology to target the mere usage of cutting-edge AI models.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Chula Vista, Coronado, Poway, San Marcos and Santee adopted ordinances last year to prohibit e-bikes for children younger than 12, and a pilot program under Assembly Bill 2234 beefed up e-bike laws.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Other capital region law enforcement agencies have also taken steps to address the increase in incidents involving electric bikes and motorcycles, issuing citations or adopting local ordinances governing their use.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Mills and Morand also highlighted more subtle acts of resistance.
    Calista Oetama, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • At Arista, Davis continued to work with culture-defining artists, signing acts including the Grateful Dead, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and Annie Lennox.
    Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Treat them as starting points, not commandments.
    Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
  • Paxton filed a lawsuit against Galveston ISD after the school board voted against placing the commandments in classrooms.
    Haajrah Gilani, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • The day brings indigenous Andean music, colorful traditional attire and historical re-enactments of Inca ceremonies.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The downturn bolsters the longstanding theory that the Bitcoin market follows the dictates of US election cycles.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 June 2026
  • Prioritize Human Oversight And Algorithmic Transparency To balance rapid technological growth with core values, leaders should implement rigorous ethical guardrails that ensure AI integration serves the mission rather than just the dictates of high-tech donors.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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