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Recent Examples of expressly
However, plaintiff’s claim suffers another fatal flaw that mandates dismissal at the pleading stage: the Copyright Act expressly provides that only a legal or beneficial owner of an exclusive copyright right may sue for infringement.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
MicroStrategy, a company that’s been raising cash expressly to buy bitcoin, saw an early Thursday gain of 14.6% quickly disappear.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
However, since there is no cognitive poll test, Americans are presumed to have the capacity and competency to vote unless expressly removed by a probate court.
—Eugene R. Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
The Posse Comitatus Act bars federal armed forces from participating in law enforcement activities unless expressly authorized by Congress.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
MicroStrategy, a company that’s been raising cash expressly to buy bitcoin, saw an early Thursday gain of 14.6% quickly disappear.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
However, since there is no cognitive poll test, Americans are presumed to have the capacity and competency to vote unless expressly removed by a probate court.
—Eugene R. Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
The Posse Comitatus Act bars federal armed forces from participating in law enforcement activities unless expressly authorized by Congress.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressly
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The lawsuit specifically accuses Thompson of selling more than $15 million of his UnitedHealth shares while the company was under a federal antitrust investigation that had not yet been disclosed to shareholders.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Global Design Though Audi’s AUDI move is pitched specifically to China, the changes in the country’s domestic auto market aren’t staying inside its borders.Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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For the last few weeks, people in New Jersey have reported drone sightings that has attracted the attention of local residents, politicians and even President-elect Donald Trump.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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But Thornton showed no sign of scorn or even embarrassment.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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The chicken remains perfectly juicy while cooking in the soup.Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Following The Eras Tour launch, Swift immediately shot to No. 1 on Pollstar's Artist Power Index chart, ending 2023 as Time magazine’s perfectly obvious choice for Person of the Year.Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the video, Brayden is overcome with emotion after seeing the cake, gifts and specially requested Spider-Man decor his mom arranged for his celebration.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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High-quality products are specially made to ensure safety and effectiveness.Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
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But not in the U.S., where iPhone still outsells Android and dominates across some key segments of the market—notably the young and those in higher wealth brackets.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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In the storyline, it was established that Reid and special agent Matt Simmons (played by Daniel Henney, another notably missing cast member) have been away on an assignment.Gil Macias, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Expressly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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