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Recent Examples of writ
That indie spirit is writ large in btf’s work, which spans talkshows, docs, films, drama and music videos.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 May 2025
The love the filmmaker has for his characters and their community writ large was infectious.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
But overplaying concerns about pesticides or additives does little more than discredit the food system writ large and suggest women find other solutions that may not be as feasible, affordable, or even safe.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 June 2025
Many of the legal cases involving the Alien Enemies Act are brought under writs of habeas corpus—the right of detainees to challenge the legality of their detention.
—Nik Popli, Time, 16 May 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 May 2025
The love the filmmaker has for his characters and their community writ large was infectious.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
But overplaying concerns about pesticides or additives does little more than discredit the food system writ large and suggest women find other solutions that may not be as feasible, affordable, or even safe.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 June 2025
Many of the legal cases involving the Alien Enemies Act are brought under writs of habeas corpus—the right of detainees to challenge the legality of their detention.
—Nik Popli, Time, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
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According to an arrest warrant first reported by The Washington Post, Miami police responded after receiving reports of gunshots outside the event, which featured influencer Adin Ross.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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On June 26, 1975, Agents Williams and Coler were at the reservation to serve warrants for robbery and assault, according to the F.B.I., when a shoot-out ensued.—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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During Sunday's ceremony, hundreds of red-robed monks and nuns joined the celebration as Tibetan musicians played traditional instruments and senior lamas struck cymbals in his honor.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Notably, the coalition intends to support at least a dozen countries by 2036 and contribute to at least 5 global policy instruments within the same period.—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Of those taken into custody, 11 were given summonses, cops said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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A question of intent About 10 months later, troopers returned to Whittier and issued court summonses to Pese, eight other relatives and one man who was not related but came from the same American Samoa village as Pese.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Android tablets are also more appropriate for storing documents, photos, and other files than smart TVs are.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2025
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In 1966: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law, which allows the American public to request and access federal agency records and documents save for exemptions pertaining to national security and personal privacy.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
4 July 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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But even if the numbers themselves are taken with a pinch of salt, the authors of the paper argue, the results as a whole still point in an ominous direction.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
1 July 2025
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What seemed to me like a slightly boring menu on paper was anything but.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The subpoenas were granted for a boxing trainer who knew Kohberger as a teenager, a childhood acquaintance of Kohberger's and a third man whose significance was not explained.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 June 2025
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The judge declared the current subpoena invalid but gave Kohberger's lawyers a chance to amend it.—
Michael Ruiz , Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Investigators said the man exhibited mental health issues before the girls' killings, court filings obtained by USA TODAY show.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Leading up to 23andMe’s March bankruptcy filing, subsequent efforts from Wojcicki to acquire the company were unsuccessful.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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