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Recent Examples of writ
As loose ends from the cast’s New Jersey adventure continue to be tied up, Brooks meets up with Ava, whose absence from the trip (and show writ large, to be honest) is under investigation.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 July 2025
The eternal optimist: Kevin Hassett While Hassett has served a variety of economic roles in both of Trump’s administrations, he’s shared one major goal among them: tout the benefits of the president’s agenda when markets and the country writ large are doubting it.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 30 June 2025
Again, this is the politics of repression writ large and in color.
—Dave Zirin, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
This expansion beyond rooms and suites is a marker of a wider shift in luxury writ large.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 July 2025
The eternal optimist: Kevin Hassett While Hassett has served a variety of economic roles in both of Trump’s administrations, he’s shared one major goal among them: tout the benefits of the president’s agenda when markets and the country writ large are doubting it.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 30 June 2025
Again, this is the politics of repression writ large and in color.
—Dave Zirin, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
This expansion beyond rooms and suites is a marker of a wider shift in luxury writ large.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
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As the declaration notes, those investigations have resulted in arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.—
Karen Yourish,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Irvine fled, and an arrest warrant was issued for him at that time.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 Aug. 2025
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This is because a dollar that Starbucks makes from selling coffee (its core business) is more likely to be repeatable and is likely to be protected from greater barriers to entry that management can influence than a dollar made from say return on passive financial instruments the firm might earn.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Once Fogerty started openly musing about wanting his old instrument back, Julie secretly went to work tracking it down.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Garcia was issued a criminal complaint summons along with several related motor vehicle summonses.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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One was charged with reckless endangerment, while 52 were released with summonses.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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As of May there were roughly 1,400 employees at the battery park, according to documents filed with the federal government.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Whitten ordered the unsealing of Kiser's declaration on Aug. 20, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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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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Shufeldt said that, on paper, Democrats have run some good candidates recently.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
19 Aug. 2025
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Big Ten championship: Penn State over Ohio State Top contenders Penn State: On paper, this team is loaded, starting with the Nick Singleton-Kaytron Allen backfield.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Federal prosecutors issued subpoenas earlier this month as part of a civil rights investigation into James' business fraud case against President Donald Trump and her office's corruption case against the National Rifle Association, ABC News previously reported.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this month, Comer issued subpoenas to a roster of high-profile figures, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, former Attorneys General Eric Holder, Loretta Lynch, Merrick Garland, Jeff Sessions, Alberto Gonzales, and Barr, along with former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Aug. 2025
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In court filings earlier this month, Claire’s CEO Chris Cramer stated that liquidation sales would continue until a buyer was found.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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However, as Lawless noted in a blog post, nearly a third of these filings were the result of the Genesis Healthcare bankruptcy.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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