de jure

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de jure
Adjective
  • Another step forward is the creation of a statutory bipartisan fiscal commission.
    Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The decision to stop the flow of money led Harvard to file suit in federal court in Boston, alleging constitutional and statutory violations.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That law is facing a constitutional challenge from the ACLU.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Coalition for Good Government identifies itself as a nonpartisan group concerned with constitutional liberties and the individual rights of citizens.
    Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There is a duty of care not to use data for the sake of it, but rather to ensure that analysis stands up to proper scrutiny and scientific rigour where possible.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Leaving clean laundry in the dryer or hamper only puts off a chore until later, keeps clean clothes from its proper place, and also risks wrinkles or someone accidentally mistaking it for dirty laundry instead.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Democrat amendments squashed Democrats and pro-regulation groups argued the measure lacks any awareness of the common good, and prioritizes political ambitions and corporate profits over people’s lives.
    James Call, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Bankman-Fried, after all, was supposed to be crypto’s good-guy wunderkind, the pro-regulation prophet who would finally lead crypto into the mainstream.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2022
Adjective
  • Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal is the sole player on this list who represents a team competing in this season’s competition.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Still, the customer is always right in matters of taste.
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Security, errors, and trust dominate the risk analysis Despite the hype and muddled terminology, the core idea of AI agents—systems designed to autonomously take action to carry out specific tasks—is still generating a lot of justifiable excitement.
    Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As an epic celebration of imperialism, colonialization, and warfare, the Aeneid is often viewed with justifiable wariness by twenty-first-century readers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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