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
  • Starting in the late 1950s and accelerating in the 1970s, several states enacted laws that required a date label on certain foods.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The statement also said Blue Island police are focused on preventing crime, responding to emergencies and enforcing state and local laws, not federal immigration enforcement, as that’s the responsibility of federal agencies.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 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
  • The Knicks were actually good, breaking a 53-year-drought by winning the NBA championship and inspiring acts of passion and mania across the city.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Research has consistently found that public acts of bias can affect targeted communities' sense of belonging, psychological safety and trust in institutions.
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 30 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
  • Featuring interviews from a wide range of people across the ideological spectrum, as well as top-tier acting talent for historical re-enactments, this is a prestige series that's worth checking out.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
  • 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
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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“Blue laws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20laws. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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