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of or relating to a federation or to its central government
A federal system of government distributes power between a country's central and regional governments. The President, Congress, and the Supreme Court are all part of the federal government of the United States.
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Recent Examples of federal
Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Lower courts have ruled that the records must be turned over to the National Archives, but Navarro argues the act does not authorize federal searches of private email accounts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Congress could fix the problems with federal homeless policy by restructuring federal homeless assistance into a block grant sent to state governments.
—Stephen Eide, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump has also promised to establish the federal government's first National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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The governor then urged Congress to take action on the expiring federal authorities and proposals to give states more authority on drones.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Lower courts have ruled that the records must be turned over to the National Archives, but Navarro argues the act does not authorize federal searches of private email accounts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Congress could fix the problems with federal homeless policy by restructuring federal homeless assistance into a block grant sent to state governments.
—Stephen Eide, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump has also promised to establish the federal government's first National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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One question to consider is whether the impact of your gifts should be local or broader-based, such as regional, national, or global.Bob Carlson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The app faces a nationwide ban after years of back and forth with the U.S. government over national security concerns; the ban is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 19 unless TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests its U.S. operations.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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For more than forty years, Hoover’s G-men devoted hundreds of thousands of man hours to the threat that was Paul Robeson: debriefing informants, wiretapping phone conversations, and monitoring rallies, concerts, and plays.Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
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She is then recruited by Woody Harrelson’s shadowy G-man and tasked with rebranding NASA during the 1960s Space Race with the Soviet Union, all so that government funding can be upheld for Apollo 11’s mission to the Moon in 1969.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024
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While other toy companies have struggled financially – Hasbro, the maker of GI Joe, Monopoly, and other toys, recently announced layoffs – Mattel has thrived with toys that include Hot Wheels and Barbie dolls, two of the hottest and most iconic items in retail.George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Gut Check Time Although scientists don’t understand the root causes of both GI disorders like irritable bowel disorder and mood disorders like anxiety and depression, more research has been connecting the two.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024
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The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.Declan Harty, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2021
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Notably, the tracer remains detectable in the final product even after multiple washes, ensuring a long-lasting solution for consumers and reinforcing trust in home textiles made with Birla Excel.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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New York City aims to hire 2,500 new employees as tracers; the state of Michigan instead plans to rely largely on volunteers.Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2020
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Less than a month later, plainclothesmen arrested Nassar at a local tire store, and Munford took him into custody.Jason Schmidt, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2018
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Hustling bucks and ducking the Third Division boys, those earnest young plainclothesmen assigned to the vice squad who work out of the 17th Precinct on the East Side.Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
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And what’s up with these weird tufts of hair that seem to be sprouting in the small of her back, or what appears to be the nub of a tail where her backbone ends?David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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On Halloween, the couple posted a cheeky Halloween photo on the beach with Belichick dressed as a fisherman and reeling in Hudson, who donned a mermaid tail.Lawrence Yee, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Kenny added that investigators found evidence that Mangione knew of UnitedHealthcare's annual investor conference in New York City.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Federal investigators began looking into Jafari-Hassad’s operation in 2019.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Federal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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