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 In an amicus brief filed in support of a September petition by the New Jersey attorney general's office, the NFL expressed support for prior court rulings favoring state regulation of prediction markets. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The league urged the Supreme Court to resolve the split, arguing that conflicting rulings leave oversight unclear and raise concerns about cheating, insider trading, and consumer protection. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 The men in the video note that Trump has overhauled the immigration system to secure favorable rulings. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 Two lower court rulings followed the Supreme Court announcement. — Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Of late, the court seems to be making an effort to offer some limited explanations of its emergency docket rulings, but lower court judges, both liberal and conservative, complain that isn't enough to provide them with adequate guidance. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 In the wake of those rulings, Hoskins ordered the state’s local election authorities to use the 2025 map, pointing to the federal ruling in favor of the map. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 But recent court rulings suggest any attempt would face significant legal hurdles. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026 The rulings highlight that leagues and their business partners have discretion in their dealings, including when their relationship might limit competition in the marketplace. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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Perry was sentenced to nine years in prison in August 1992; other launderers Gordon Parry, Patrick Clark, and Jean Savage were also convicted and received varying prison sentences.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Newsom, who is term-limited, has discussed with his advisors reducing death row inmates’ sentences to life in prison without parole as one of his final acts in office, according to the New York Times.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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Sánchez's government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week when right-wing opposition parties voted down emergency decrees introduced by his government to address evictions and real estate speculation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Right-wing opposition parties joined forces to scuttle two emergency decrees introduced by Sánchez's government that included measures to reduce evictions and real estate speculation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of decrees

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The findings are particularly encouraging given concerns that fast-growing beverage chains such as Dutch Bros and 7 Brew could threaten Starbucks' long-term growth.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Once ratified, these findings create permanent licensing precedents.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of findings

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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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Kang also points to the pairing of family drama with a mystery that keeps forcing audiences to rethink both the characters and their own verdicts.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The verdicts followed a month-long trial that included testimony about one victim pleading for his life before the killings.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of verdicts

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Having his own money at stake forced him to learn which judgments worked and which did not.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Your local recording office also keeps other documents that can affect a property, including mortgages, liens, judgments and easements.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of judgments

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Individual campuses in the CSU and UC can create their own policies in addition to systemwide directives.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
In a statement, ICE downplayed the significance of the memo, which said the new guidance was intended to replace and amend prior directives issued earlier this year, last year and in 2018.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

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