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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
Noun
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Cook County Circuit Court records show the warrant dates back to an incident on March 12.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The warrant for the phone turned up images of videos depicting female children aged eight to 15 years old.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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But that logic effectively reduces state legislatures to instruments of national party strategy, rather than independent governing bodies accountable first to their own voters.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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In this case, the high resolution of Webb’s instruments clearly reveals dense star clusters along with large reservoirs of gas and dust.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The department released the files after the deadline passed and has faced criticism for removing or not releasing some documents and simultaneously failing to redact the names of numerous Epstein victims while redacting the names of some of Epstein’s friends and associates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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As officers chased him through a busy crosswalk filled with pedestrians, Marx turned and fired in the direction of a Secret Service officer, documents say.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Cheaper Flagships En Route The Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 is a promising chip on paper.—
Florence Ion,
PC Magazine,
7 May 2026
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Some fusion research is connected to weapons, but Loureiro was part of a large network of scientists working on big experimental reactors and sharing ideas at meetings and in papers.—
Faye Flam,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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The law also empowers both the chair of the oversight board and the inspector general to issue subpoenas for documents or testimony.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Proctor, who the State Police fired in early 2025, largely due to misconduct while investigating the Karen Read-John O’Keefe case, defied a subpoena to testify in a King murder case hearing last summer.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Cory Skluzak, a rate and financial analyst with the consumer advocate’s office, said in a filing with the PUC that nearly 73% of Xcel’s residential electric customers and 41% of small business electric customers also get natural gas from the company.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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After the divorce filing, reports of Ken Paxton having another affair circulated.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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