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Recent Examples of writ
Republicans have expressed frustration, particularly with Wisconsin GOP Chair Brian Schimming and the state party writ large, for their spiral.
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2026
The estate’s representative obtained a writ of garnishment on March 2 to collect on the judgment from Gottlieb’s bank account.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Alongside the figures, IFPI focused on several important narratives, perhaps none as existential as artificial intelligence’s impact on the industry (and humanity writ large).
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
The writ ordering Ramirez’s arrest was issued on March 11, 2024.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2026
The estate’s representative obtained a writ of garnishment on March 2 to collect on the judgment from Gottlieb’s bank account.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Alongside the figures, IFPI focused on several important narratives, perhaps none as existential as artificial intelligence’s impact on the industry (and humanity writ large).
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
The writ ordering Ramirez’s arrest was issued on March 11, 2024.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
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Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford, who fought against mandatory ICE cooperation legislation this spring, is now preparing to voluntarily sign a 287(g) agreement for the warrant service officer program with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2026
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Living in a sterile condo in London after scoring big-time with online stock warrants, Rian feels out of touch with his posh new surroundings.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Henceforth, habeas corpus came to be used primarily as an instrument of federal oversight into state court decision making.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
25 May 2026
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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Warrants were issued for some of the individuals, and summonses for others.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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New York police have issued several summonses and made some arrests at past SantaCons.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rush was honorably discharged a decade earlier, in February 2015, as a lieutenant (O-3), according to court documents.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2022
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Anthropic is releasing a new policy paper warning that China could eventually overtake the United States in the global AI race if Washington fails to strengthen chip restrictions and defend its technological advantage.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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At the time of appointment, the average CEO in 2023 was 55 years old, up from 47 in 2000, according to a new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, published in April.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Anton Washington, the head of Creative Innovative, was named in the subpoena sent to City Hall last year.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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If there are legal issues — a subpoena, audit escalation or criminal tax charges — a tax attorney can offer legal advice, provide attorney-client privilege and represent you in court.—
John Csiszar,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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Founded in 2002 and still led by Elon Musk, SpaceX submitted the filing in anticipation of an initial public offering of its stock as soon as June 12, Ars reports.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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But OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, who this week fended off a lawsuit from Musk — threatens to steal the thunder from SpaceX, with a confidential filing potentially coming this week, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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