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put in (for)

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Definition of put in (for)

as in to request

to give a request or demand for several employees have already put in for vacation time during the last week of December

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Raffensperger, a Republican who had provided the public version of the voter list with less information requested by the DOJ, welcomed the decision.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Both the prosecution and the defense appealed that verdict, with the prosecution requesting 14 years and the defense pushing for acquittal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

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Four years ago, Tennessee's governor ordered another independent review into capital punishment after abruptly stopping the April 2022 execution of Oscar Smith.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The pool was reportedly ordered to remain closed until further inspection, according to the complaint.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

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