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Recent Examples of statutory
If convicted, Mendoza Hernandez faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Authority is currently reviewing information relating to a recent Icelandair flight over Vestmannaeyjar under its statutory oversight and investigative mandate.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
In interviews with Reuters and The Associated Press, Steiner said that without congressional action to lift the agency’s $15 billion statutory debt limit, USPS could struggle to pay vendors or employees by February 2027.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The changes also include clearer statutory procedures for the judicial removal of directors.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Authority is currently reviewing information relating to a recent Icelandair flight over Vestmannaeyjar under its statutory oversight and investigative mandate.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
In interviews with Reuters and The Associated Press, Steiner said that without congressional action to lift the agency’s $15 billion statutory debt limit, USPS could struggle to pay vendors or employees by February 2027.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The changes also include clearer statutory procedures for the judicial removal of directors.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutory
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During the trial, the jurors didn’t realize that Braddy had been on Florida’s Death Row since 2007, when he was convicted, and remained there until he was granted a new sentencing trial due to constitutional issues surrounding the state’s death penalty.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Orbán, replacing Hungary’s liberal constitutional system with a centralized executive model, converted Fidesz’s moral vision into the organizing principle of the state.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hot sleepers know the feeling of tossing, turning, and sweating through too-warm bedding especially well, but the proper seasonal bedding can eliminate this issue.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Everyone needs a release for life’s many frustrations; its just a matter of finding the proper outlet, before things get out of hand.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutory. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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