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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 legislations
Along with studio lots, the ecosystem, policies, and legislations will need to be built.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
These potential legislations could be among several items decided by tight votes.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
Through several administrations, the filibuster has been weaponized on both sides, preventing the governing party from passing key legislations—including blocking civil rights legislation.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
These potential legislations could be among several items decided by tight votes.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
Through several administrations, the filibuster has been weaponized on both sides, preventing the governing party from passing key legislations—including blocking civil rights legislation.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislations
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The park must comply with California’s strict emissions regulations by February 2027, according to the Orange County Register.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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The Broward County Commission approved new regulations this week targeting condo elevator maintenance, a move aimed at forcing building owners and homeowners' associations to establish formal protocols during outages.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The city attorney’s office submitted a recommendation on Tuesday to break up the charter into a number of amendments.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Wang, however, failed to garner her colleagues’ support for amendments allowing the council to vet the mayor’s choice for the administrator role.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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According to Yolo County Superior Court logs, Hader was awaiting rulings on multiple felony cases in Yolo County at the time of the alleged stabbing, including violating a probation agreement by possessing firearms, and had been due to appear in court on July 23.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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The court is expected to issue its rulings on both matters on June 22.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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These laws apply to the jurisdiction where the bet is placed -- one of the reasons why each bettor’s mobile device must be GPS-located before a wager is placed.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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In ordering Anthropic to obtain US approval for foreign nationals to use its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expanded the boundaries of laws governing transfers of sensitive technology to target the mere usage of cutting-edge AI models.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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“Legislations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislations. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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