as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
longtime residents resented the preemption of their urban neighborhood by this influx of affluent yuppies
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Recent Examples of preemption
New York Assembly members Alex Bores and Andrew Gounardes write a letter expressing concern over the recent bipartisan talks in the House over preemption of AI state laws.
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Benjamin Guggenheim,
Washington Post,
22 May 2026
The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed the day before, excluded preemption language entirely.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Its future is unclear, though, because state preemption laws prevent cities from creating their own gun ordinances.
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Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Federal preemption with layered accountability.
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Alon Bergman,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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Benjamin Guggenheim,
Washington Post,
22 May 2026
The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed the day before, excluded preemption language entirely.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Its future is unclear, though, because state preemption laws prevent cities from creating their own gun ordinances.
—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Federal preemption with layered accountability.
—
Alon Bergman,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preemption
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The Tartan Army, as they are called, waged an unprecedented peaceful takeover of Miami leading up to tonight’s game.
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The board also approved a separation agreement for Karen Molinar, the district’s superintendent before the TEA takeover.
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Under an existing state appropriations restraint, also known as the Gann Limit, lawmakers cannot spend more than an amount determined by a formula that takes annual tax proceeds, changes to the population and cost of living into consideration.
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The university said its administrators planned as if the State of Michigan appropriation would remain the same as last year.
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The cocaine seizure follows a string of other major drug busts in Australia.
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During one trip home from the doctor, his wife had a seizure that depleted her portable oxygen tank.
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His invitation for me was to go to Vienna for a festival called Republic of Love to give a talk about the rise of fascism at ORF, which is the radio station where Hitler announced the annexation of Austria.
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That would deliver on the promise of development for 50 acres of land on the western portion of the site, which joined the city as part of a more than 1,300-acre annexation a decade ago.
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The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.
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Those laws sought to alter the reporting structure for the secretary or the directors in violation of Amendment 33 of the Arkansas Constitution, which protects the vested powers of constitutional boards, like the Board of Corrections, from usurpation by the governor, the General Assembly or both.
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“Preemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preemption. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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