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Recent Examples of governmental
In 1788, when the Constitution was ratified, the new US governmental framework famously included a clause in its First Amendment to prevent any laws that infringed on the freedom of the press.
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JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Advertisement As the world fails to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement target, climate leaders from across industries are working overtime to make up for the lack of global governmental action.
—Erin McMullen, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Cuban’s support of restricting super PACs comes at a time when many team owners contribute sizable sums of money to political causes in hopes of influencing governmental and policy outcomes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department counters that legal principle is for governmental agencies, not for the president.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Students automatically qualify if their families receive other governmental assistance, such as SNAP benefits.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Oct. 2025
Humanitarian Crisis International non-governmental organizations and research centers have long warned of the dire crisis in the region.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The legislation would only supply matching grants to non-governmental organizations, said DVA Assistant Deputy Secretary Joey Hoey, and there are a limited number of those organizations that would qualify.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Advertisement As the world fails to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement target, climate leaders from across industries are working overtime to make up for the lack of global governmental action.
—Erin McMullen, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Cuban’s support of restricting super PACs comes at a time when many team owners contribute sizable sums of money to political causes in hopes of influencing governmental and policy outcomes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department counters that legal principle is for governmental agencies, not for the president.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Students automatically qualify if their families receive other governmental assistance, such as SNAP benefits.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Oct. 2025
Humanitarian Crisis International non-governmental organizations and research centers have long warned of the dire crisis in the region.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The legislation would only supply matching grants to non-governmental organizations, said DVA Assistant Deputy Secretary Joey Hoey, and there are a limited number of those organizations that would qualify.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governmental
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This marks the fourth consecutive year of more than 7% growth in military spending, though many experts say China’s real expenditure is likely much higher than the official figure.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Roosevelt let newspaper editorials hash out the pros and cons of the voyage before making an official announcement, and the leak represented the first time congressmen (and the public) heard about the fleet’s plans to circumnavigate the globe.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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One even moved up his flight before federal agents arrested him at an airport in Newark, New Jersey, according to court documents.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Privacy and civil liberties advocates also warn these surveillance tools represent a grave threat and say there is not a sufficient regulatory framework in place or oversight to ensure federal agents are using new technologies in a way that protects privacy and constitutional rights.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani will face high expectations and even higher barriers to executing an agenda that includes enormous bureaucratic, political, and logistic hurdles.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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But for this to work, these supercities must have freedom from the bureaucratic maze that suffocates current development.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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And then there is no ongoing water use reporting requirement once a data center is connected to a municipal supply − less than a third of data centers now are tracking it.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The policy change affecting Ocean Beach was characterized by city officials as amending the municipal code to simply clarify what was already allowed.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Relief also came for DHS employees on Thursday when it was announced that USDA will provide administrative funding for the SNAP program, meaning the state won't furlough 1,500 employees in its Division of County Operations on Friday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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An administrative fee paid by the data centers and other large-energy-usage customers .—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Another non-government source of data, Indeed’s job postings index fell on Tuesday to the lowest level since February 2021.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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Follower counts across multiple platforms for his non-government account, @GavinNewsom, ballooned -- growing to more than 11 million followers collectively.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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After some years of power-sharing, Khan fell out of favor with the military establishment and was ousted from office after a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeared in the House of Commons to support the idea of a parliamentary inquiry into Andrew's financial arrangements at his home, Royal Lodge.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial earned second place for commentary in a contest organized by America's Newspapers for his coverage of the failings of a city tax initiative that promised civic and economic restoration.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sisi has since cracked down on dissent and civic freedoms.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governmental. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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