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Recent Examples of codification
The codification of what became soccer Public school graduates took their versions of the game with them to the next level.
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Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Three Americans died in the 1996 incident that led to sanctions and the codification of the trade embargo on Cuba that remains in place today.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Since the 2000s, researchers have added a new set of tools, including ethnographic in-site analysis, image and video codification techniques, phenomenological interviewing, and big data collecting techniques.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The pillars of Hungarian-style family policy, which Vance repeatedly praised, are nowhere near codification in America.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
The ruling might also put an end to any plans Republicans had of moving a sweeping policy bill through Congress this year through reconciliation, since the administration would likely demand that the codification of tariffs be a part of it.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2026
At the same time, both agencies are clearly aware that statutory language from Congress is the only thing that can’t be easily undone, which is also why Chair Atkins has emphasized his support for the codification of a crypto market structure framework.
—Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Perfidy was mentioned in the 1863 Lieber Code, which laid out rules of conduct for the Union Army during the American Civil War and is known today as the first modern codification of the laws of armed conflict.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
No one offers a better example of how to make that case than Frederick Douglass, the fugitive slave, abolitionist, and eventual statesman involved in the codification of birthright citizenship in 1868.
—Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Three Americans died in the 1996 incident that led to sanctions and the codification of the trade embargo on Cuba that remains in place today.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Since the 2000s, researchers have added a new set of tools, including ethnographic in-site analysis, image and video codification techniques, phenomenological interviewing, and big data collecting techniques.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The pillars of Hungarian-style family policy, which Vance repeatedly praised, are nowhere near codification in America.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
The ruling might also put an end to any plans Republicans had of moving a sweeping policy bill through Congress this year through reconciliation, since the administration would likely demand that the codification of tariffs be a part of it.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2026
At the same time, both agencies are clearly aware that statutory language from Congress is the only thing that can’t be easily undone, which is also why Chair Atkins has emphasized his support for the codification of a crypto market structure framework.
—Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Perfidy was mentioned in the 1863 Lieber Code, which laid out rules of conduct for the Union Army during the American Civil War and is known today as the first modern codification of the laws of armed conflict.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
No one offers a better example of how to make that case than Frederick Douglass, the fugitive slave, abolitionist, and eventual statesman involved in the codification of birthright citizenship in 1868.
—Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codification
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Rather than a sweeping blockade, the campaign should rely on port-state control, sanctions enforcement, customs law, insurance and classification requirements, environmental protection, safety inspections, and flag-state coordination.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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County officials noted that while most of those positions were occupied when the reductions were identified, vacancies existed elsewhere in the department within the same classifications.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Free plans often limit automatic categorization, customization options and available insights.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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And its end use, namely packaging, is in some ways a more obvious categorization.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 May 2026
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Per ARTnews, Spain’s Court of Auditors has been critical of the Reina Sofía’s cataloguing methods for years, and government officials are now asking for a physical accounting of the over 25,000 artworks in the museum; as well as comprehensive financial valuations.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 May 2026
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Among them is the demanding task of turning a pile of artifacts into a museum collection, which includes cataloging, researching, describing and photographing.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Social networks are also spaces where cyberactivism is increasingly present, namely through the indexing of content in information streaming through hashtags.—
Paulo Nuno VicenteAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Also, the annual inflation indexing of Social Security benefits is compounded on top of the higher benefit.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Charles previously revealed his own cancer diagnosis in February 2024 and continues to undergo treatment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Trump’s initial director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, resigned last month, citing her husband’s recent cancer diagnosis.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Investigating active government officials in Mexico is a new strategy for the United States, which in the past refrained from targeting sitting leaders in allied countries with criminal investigations because of the clear political ramifications.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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On Monday, the USTR proposed a 25% duty on many Brazilian goods as a result of a Section 301 investigation into the country’s digital trade practices and preferential tariffs.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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The upcoming at-sea demonstrations will therefore serve as one of the most important real-world evaluations yet of the Navy’s vision for a future fleet in which autonomous vessels operate alongside destroyers, submarines, aircraft, and carrier strike groups.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Mozilla said those findings came during an evaluation of the model's ability to help with security work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Officials said the facility would have to undergo a follow-up inspection on June 5.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The report was produced after an unannounced inspection by the DHS inspector general, whose office recently got an infusion of $20 million and plans to boost its inspections from four to six per year to potentially as many as 40 to 60.—
Laura Strickler,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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“Codification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codification. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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