as in regulation
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
Congress has proposed new legislation banning the commercial distribution of plastic straws.
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Recent Examples of legislation
But the legislation drew concern from state Senator and Committee Chair Michael Barrett (D-Third Middlesex), who expressed his fear that limiting statewide personal vehicle miles would affect those in rural parts of the state.
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Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
This effort resulted in a few dozen successful, though mostly marginal, pieces of legislation, including one that expanded scholarships for private-school education and another that created an advisory committee to help make the government more efficient.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
In the House of Representatives, lawmakers have 29 days to propose legislation.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Heritage, like most conservatives and antiabortion groups, remained unequivocally in support of keeping Hyde Amendment language in any legislation that Congress pushes forward to extend the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits this month.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
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Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
This effort resulted in a few dozen successful, though mostly marginal, pieces of legislation, including one that expanded scholarships for private-school education and another that created an advisory committee to help make the government more efficient.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
In the House of Representatives, lawmakers have 29 days to propose legislation.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Heritage, like most conservatives and antiabortion groups, remained unequivocally in support of keeping Hyde Amendment language in any legislation that Congress pushes forward to extend the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits this month.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislation
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Safety regulations require some natural gas to remain in the tanks at all times, but the amount of biogas bunkered at the port of Bergen—those 300 cubic meters—equals the fuel requirement for the entire 11-day round trip to Kirkenes, along the Russian border, and back to Bergen.—
Ryan Craggs,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The bill would also institute tighter regulations on ICE’s only current detention center in the state, in Aurora, and on any others the agency opens.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Collins, who opposes the tax shift element of the mayor’s home rule petition and helped lead the push to kill it on the Senate floor in late 2024, has put forward a bill and amendments that include other elements of what Wu has proposed.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Our return ascent will include repair, correction, and hopefully some amendments.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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The board’s unanimous vote came weeks after pension-plan actuaries confirmed the program would be cost-neutral, as state law requires.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The opposing side has said that Idaho’s law targets and harms trans women and girls and that Hecox, specifically, mitigated any potential advantages through hormone treatments.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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Policinski referenced legislation and court rulings that highlight the clashing priorities that can exist between the government and the press.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor offered sharp commentary on Tuesday about the Supreme Court‘s recent rulings, claiming the high court has adopted several past dissenting opinions as new rulings.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Legislation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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