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Recent Examples of parliamentary
The math was simple: The parties in Netanyahu’s coalition received just 48.4 percent of the vote and attained a parliamentary majority only through a quirk of the Israeli electoral system.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 29 July 2025
In early 2025, parliamentary motions urged the government to reconsider its plan to shut down the country’s entire nuclear fleet by 2035.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
This is the nature of the parliamentary regime of a multi-party coalition.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
The group, whose political wing also holds seats in parliament, still wields significant political power in Lebanon, which last held parliamentary elections in 2022.
—Natasha Turak,emma Graham, CNBC, 29 July 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 29 July 2025
In early 2025, parliamentary motions urged the government to reconsider its plan to shut down the country’s entire nuclear fleet by 2035.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
This is the nature of the parliamentary regime of a multi-party coalition.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
The group, whose political wing also holds seats in parliament, still wields significant political power in Lebanon, which last held parliamentary elections in 2022.
—Natasha Turak,emma Graham, CNBC, 29 July 2025
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, speaks at the opening ceremony of the China-CELAC Forum ministerial meeting at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on May 13 and U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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According to the plaintiffs, the city should have processed the project application on a discretionary basis but instead has handled them all on a ministerial basis, based on set standards rather than individual judgments.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Latest Look At Pixel 10 Pro Design Ahead of the launch on August 20th, official renders of the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro have leaked.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Organizers have also set aside $5 million to put towards player expenses, including a $1,000 travel stipend for each player and two hotel rooms at the official player hotel (or $600 per day for staying at alternative accommodation).—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Look into implementing just-in-time (JIT) access for administrative privileges, as this can help ensure elevated permissions are only granted when needed and automatically expire.—
Nick Rowe,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Garland alleged she was placed unfairly on administrative leave after uncovering tampering and misconduct among IPD officers responsible for evidence storage.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
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Bigelow and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim construct a frighteningly plausible scenario in which a multitude of dilemmas—practical and personal, bureaucratic and existential—overlap in real time and at a mounting rate.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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In its period of bureaucratic limbo, occasional government caretakers hitched a ride.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Opposite the residential spaces, the offices of nursing and executive staff were brightly lit and air-conditioned.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Amy Heckerling, who wrote and directed the film, is involved as an executive producer, alongside Silverstone and producer Robert Lawrence.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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