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Recent Examples of legalization
Now, with legalization and the rise of cannabis tourism, the region is embracing its heritage in a more open, celebratory way.
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Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
By the time the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting in 2018, the wave of legalization was DraftKings' to ride.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Has sports gambling legalization affected 'traditional' casinos wagering?
—Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition, the legalization of marijuana has opened up a whole new level of corruption in Massachusetts state government.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Experts link the rise in rates to the legalization and commercialization of edible forms of the drug — specifically the fact that cannabis products are often sold as gummies in enticing packaging.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
By the time the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting in 2018, the wave of legalization was DraftKings' to ride.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Has sports gambling legalization affected 'traditional' casinos wagering?
—Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition, the legalization of marijuana has opened up a whole new level of corruption in Massachusetts state government.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Experts link the rise in rates to the legalization and commercialization of edible forms of the drug — specifically the fact that cannabis products are often sold as gummies in enticing packaging.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legalization
Noun
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Next, Slate will create development validation vehicles.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Different CAs handle this validation process differently.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The 2020 legislation also created penalties for using a bot to get around an online sales platform’s cap on ticket sales and then reselling those tickets at inflated prices.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The payments are required under legislation passed to keep the Brewers in Milwaukee.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The European Commission underlined its determination to expand cooperative trade to other partners beyond the US, on Wednesday sending free trade deals with Mexico and the Mercosur trading bloc in Latin America for ratification by member states.—
David McHugh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Typically, a project is reviewed by a committee and then proceeds to the Community Planning Association for ratification of the recommendation or further discussion.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The resulting anger directed at lumber companies sparked the beginnings of the conservation movement, paving the way for the founding of Yellowstone, the first national park.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Writers and rulers across Europe and the Americas have looked back to Virgil’s epic as a model for their own founding myths, in the construction of new nations, new colonies, new empires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If the marathons of New York and London showcase splendour and establishment and magnificence and size and place, then the Great North Run offers something else; to complete it, to witness it, is to understand its pull.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Three Arlington restaurants were temporarily closed and another establishment failed after inspectors found roaches and unsanitary conditions during the August 17-30 health inspections, according to data from the city and compiled by the Star-Telegram.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Legalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legalization. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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