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writs

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plural of writ

as in warrants

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During the post arrest investigation, the government submitted warrants for Lemon’s YouTube subscribers, which was rejected by a federal judge.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
His mother was fired from the Johnson County jail after allegedly checking the system to see whether warrants existed for her son and his wife.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, has released reports on declining inventories based on budget documents and other public information.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
According to city documents, the Development Process Committee conditionally approved the annexation, rezoning and variances in July.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ended the practice of issuing criminal summonses to e-bike riders for minor infractions this year.

— Ali Bauman, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
To that end, Kersten said, the TLC issued more than 3,500 summonses for unlicensed operations in the first six months of 2026 — compared to 4,369 such summonses issued during all of 2025.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

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Meanwhile, teams in Spain will launch six balloons equipped with 360-degree cameras and ozone-monitoring instruments.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
That owes much to guests such as Shahzad Ismaily, Laurie Anderson, Leo Abrahams, and musicians from Mali playing instruments such as the ngoni, calabash, and yabara.

— Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

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Ontario International Airport Authority Ontario Airport officials said that federal agents were also on the premises on Tuesday with subpoenas requesting documents related to airport contracts.

— Zach Boetto, CBS News, 30 July 2026
The legal team for Nolan Wells' mother, Christine Wonsley, issued subpoenas to several major social media and technology companies in an effort to obtain records of her son's accounts amid questions over the 18-year-old's death, court records show.

— Deena Zaru, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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Now condemned and boarded up, cordoned off by sagging tape, dirty roll-up door set to adorn the front pages of tomorrow’s papers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Igor Cassini, a former society columnist for the Hearst papers and the brother of Oleg Cassini, Jacqueline Kennedy’s favorite couturier, was the chairman of Le Club’s board.

— Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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