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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
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.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
The court is expected to issue its rulings on both matters on June 22.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Multiple rulings throughout our courts, including from the Supreme Court, have knocked the old rules out from under college sports, and there’s not much left holding it together today.
—Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
The chaos comes amid a tangled web of court cases and rulings over the map and the referendum campaign, called People Not Politicians.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Some property owners block beach access by closing roads leading to the sand, as one California property owner illegally did by locking two gates for years, according to a series of rulings by the state’s coastal commission.
—Melissa Scanlan, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
The Supreme Court on June 8 declined to review lower court rulings that the school did not violate the student’s free speech rights by prohibiting the hat.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 June 2026
In late May, the outlet NOTUS reported that conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's son Philip Alito quietly picked up a job as a Treasury Department lawyer, drawing scrutiny over his father's rulings affecting that agency.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
David’s attorneys argued in court that the reports were retaliation for rulings that didn’t go Michelle’s way.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
The court is expected to issue its rulings on both matters on June 22.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Multiple rulings throughout our courts, including from the Supreme Court, have knocked the old rules out from under college sports, and there’s not much left holding it together today.
—Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
The chaos comes amid a tangled web of court cases and rulings over the map and the referendum campaign, called People Not Politicians.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Some property owners block beach access by closing roads leading to the sand, as one California property owner illegally did by locking two gates for years, according to a series of rulings by the state’s coastal commission.
—Melissa Scanlan, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
The Supreme Court on June 8 declined to review lower court rulings that the school did not violate the student’s free speech rights by prohibiting the hat.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 June 2026
In late May, the outlet NOTUS reported that conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's son Philip Alito quietly picked up a job as a Treasury Department lawyer, drawing scrutiny over his father's rulings affecting that agency.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
David’s attorneys argued in court that the reports were retaliation for rulings that didn’t go Michelle’s way.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rulings
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Mother and son receive their sentences To have a strong case against Santana, the prosecution needed Victoriano Hernandez Olivo to testify, Lagerwall said in court.—
Shannon Tyler
June 17,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2026
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Danticat’s sentences are amazing.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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The artists were protesting the approval of two decrees that regulate and censor artists not affiliated with state institutions, and penalize freedom of expression and independent journalism.—
Sarah Moreno
June 5,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Editors also printed speeches of major national and state political leaders as well as significant government documents, including sessions of state legislatures and governors’ decrees.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Many of them are likely species that have never been documented, according to findings published Wednesday in the journal Nature.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Under the shadow of a supreme leader who dictates key decisions, and cunning politicians maneuvering for power, the Iranian presidency has over the past two years been reduced to little more than administering the edicts imposed from above.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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My worry is edicts from Hartford.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The jury awarded him $289 million, with his victory paving the way for thousands of subsequent Roundup lawsuits and billions in dollars in jury verdicts against Monsanto’s parent company, Bayer.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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Objection issues public verdicts based on investigations paid for by one party, which may be negatively impacted by the refusal of the other side to participate in its process.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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The new code of conduct, which received a 5-3 vote, bars trustees from publicly dissenting from decisions made by the majority of the board.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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People start making decisions in their late 20s, all of a sudden everyone’s off on different paths.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Queiroz cited a presumption of innocence for Partey, criticized the quick judgments of modern social media and spoke philosophically in comments late Monday ahead of a warm-up game in Wales.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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The key is to avoid binary judgments with limited information.—
Christian Perry,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Trump’s order rolled back the executive directives that guided those regulations, but the regulations themselves remain in place.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The Labor Department said states would receive further directives in coming weeks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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“Rulings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rulings. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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