Thesaurus results for RULINGS

rulings

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plural of ruling

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a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard the controversial ruling by the state's supreme court caused an uproar

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an order publicly issued by an authority the FCC's ruling regarding the broadcasting of obscenities

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Recent Examples of rulings The conflicting rulings caused confusion and frustration for voters. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 While the health plan designed the system to be fair, patients and their lawyers have alleged that Kaiser’s greater knowledge of arbitrators’ past rulings and its ability to veto arbitrators gives it an advantage to pick favorable judges. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Court rulings later found HRK Holdings liable for nearly $259 million in environmental damage and cleanup costs. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 The high court is expected to issue rulings in all cases, including the Suncor case, by the end of June 2027. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026 Because of the multiple designations the Pentagon used to issue the label, the DC and California courts’ rulings were based on different statutory authorities. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026 The state AGs and the WGA filed suit in July after federal regulators had approved the deal, and gained surprising traction in a series of early court rulings, giving opponents of the merger hope it would be curtailed or even fully blocked. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 The court rulings came just weeks before most states begin sending out ballots by mail. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 21 Sep. 2026 Kunkel now awaits rulings in two courts that will determine his future. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

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The judge ordered the murder and firearm sentences to run consecutively, while the conspiracy sentence would run concurrently, meaning Kathryn will serve at least six years in prison.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Trump has pardoned or given commutations to at least 44 recipients within a year of their sentences who together account for over $270 million in financial obligations.

— Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

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Both decrees need to be backed by the majority of Spain's 350-seat Parliament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Since taking over, the Taliban have issued dozens of decrees that prohibit women from higher education, most forms of employment and political and even public participation.

— Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of decrees

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The film by and large follows the edicts of Iranian neorealism, with unobtrusive observations and a naturalistic soundscape.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Many believe Beijing perceived Tung as a loyalist who would obey the Communist leadership’s edicts.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of edicts

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But New York’s highest court erased those guilty verdicts in 2024, ruling that Weinstein was prejudiced by testimony from other women whose allegations weren’t part of the case.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
But the annual exorbitant expense is set to spike even higher next year as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration forecasts a $401 million price tag for such deals and verdicts in 2027.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of verdicts

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In keeping with the concept, this Lee gets more of his own arc, driven by his own decisions and developed enough to rival his employers for the center of the show.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
What has not changed, though, are feelings of anxiety or uncertainty related to money, which can complicate making good decisions.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of decisions

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The whole program was abandoned in 2025, with Meta claiming that expert judgments had come to be experienced as biased censorship.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The states likewise argued that the board does not raise First Amendment concerns, arguing that the deal will not put the court in the position of adjudicating news judgments.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of judgments

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Some have done so, the prosecutor explained, by slow-walking directives of dubious merit, such as orders to investigate voter fraud by noncitizens—a phenomenon that Trump has falsely claimed is rampant.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
This action follows previous directives this summer aimed at regulating data center expansion.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

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