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But what other, more-restrictive standard could Treasury use that doesn’t risk running afoul of the statutory guidance based on a bureaucrat’s subjective judgment?—
Ben Ritz,
Forbes.com,
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Appeal Continues Pending Further Outcomes However, the ruling does not resolve the underlying constitutional and statutory questions.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Attorneys for the Sandy Hook families have consistently rejected Jones' constitutional claims.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The prison's conditions have raised legal, ethical and humanitarian concerns, critics and constitutional experts have said.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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After the 1-0 win, Bright spoke to the media about being ‘proper English’.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The proper name for the show is IAA Mobility 2025, short for Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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Once women understand the condition better and can recognize the symptoms of fibroids, the next step is finding the right treatment.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Closer Trevor Megill also remains out with a right flexor strain sustained the last week of August.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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But even defensive gun uses that are ultimately ruled to be justifiable often result in legal consequences—investigations, charges, grand-jury proceedings, and sometimes trials.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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There is a justifiable public-health rationale for going after these shops.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“De jure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20jure. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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