as in appropriation
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the legislature's arrogation of certain powers that are explicitly reserved by the constitution for the judiciary
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It is funded outside of the congressional appropriations process, and its funding comes from the Fed.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Redirecting funds from inefficient government spending in non-defense, non-veterans and non-homeland security discretionary appropriations accounts.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The subway takeover is flanked by the launch of a one-of-a-kind art book conceived as a box with 30 Polaroid photographs of the same subjects, paying homage to Maripol’s signature art form.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
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Netflix was due to host its annual takeover of the tony spot, and has since pivoted to The Twenty Two in Mayfair.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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Although law enforcement seizures of illicit fentanyl have surged in recent years, there’s also some evidence that the drug supply is changing again.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The share of frisks and fuller searches complying with the ruling — and the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures — were lower than the stop numbers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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And Crimea at least, as the new jewel in Putin’s crown, received billions of dollars of Russian subsidies to showcase the annexation.—
NATALIYA GUMENYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2025
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Unlike the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the 2022 invasion produced an unprecedented level of transatlantic unity, including the expansion of NATO and sanctions on Russian trade and finance.—
Ronald H. Linden,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Arrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogation. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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