statutory

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Recent Examples of statutory In these cases, the court struck down statutory limits on the president’s ability to remove federal officials, enabling much greater presidential control. Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 Filing Deadlines Matter The state imposes strict statutory deadlines that govern how long a family has to formally file a lawsuit. William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026 Kemp had called the midsummer meeting the day after Georgia’s runoff elections to address a looming statutory deadline requiring the state to stop using QR codes to count votes. AJC.com, 26 June 2026 Some of the agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board, have no statutory requirement for political balance — and could simply cease functioning under an administration opposed to labor law enforcement. Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for statutory
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Adjective
  • This proposed constitutional amendment was placed on the ballot by the California Legislature.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • In a 6-3 ruling split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court determined that federal caps on coordinated spending between candidates and political parties violate constitutional free speech protections.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • Weist herself appears in a brief introductory clip before the performance proper.
    Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutory. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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