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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
Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
But questions are arising over whether Trump will try to axe CISA as part of his administration’s promise to cut costs and streamline the federal government.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit in Michigan late Tuesday alleging multiple unknown individuals threatened and harassed voters in metro Detroit, including a woman who was told her child would be harmed if Democrat Kamala Harris wins the race for president.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
As a federal appeals court continues to review a lower court’s ruling against Disney, Fox and Warner Bros.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some critics of President Biden may dismiss his recent apology of the federal Indian boarding schools as a strategy to win votes in what was a tight presidential election race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
But questions are arising over whether Trump will try to axe CISA as part of his administration’s promise to cut costs and streamline the federal government.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit in Michigan late Tuesday alleging multiple unknown individuals threatened and harassed voters in metro Detroit, including a woman who was told her child would be harmed if Democrat Kamala Harris wins the race for president.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
As a federal appeals court continues to review a lower court’s ruling against Disney, Fox and Warner Bros.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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As a result, fluoride is missing from 43% of Californian faucets, far more than the national average of 25.6%.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Other contracting experts said federal departments and agencies should have been more skeptical about accepting free products and consulting services from Microsoft, given the implications for competition and national security.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 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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Bloating is when your gastrointestinal (GI) tract fills with air or gas.Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mostly hastened by the GI Bill, the percentage of Black students accepted at historically white colleges and universities only grew from less than 1% to 3% from 1943 to 1953.Lorena Chambers / Made by History, TIME, 26 Oct. 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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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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Each fiber is embedded with a unique molecular tracer during production, enabling genuine and transparent sharing of information about its lifecycle.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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Testers appreciated the Venture’s neutral profile, which transitions from zero-camber underfoot to a gentle rocker between the inserts, nose, and tail.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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After a semi-heated debrief with Kaitlyn and Byron, where she’s ordered to find a qualified handler for their pilot lioness, Joe picks up a tail on the highway and calls in Kyle for assistance, who’s already tracking her from the road about five minutes away.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Anyone with information may call homicide investigators at 510-238-3821 or the tip line at 510-238-7950.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Liberation reported that a raid was also being conducted simultaneously in Netflix’s European HQ in the Netherlands, following months-long cooperation between French and Dutch investigators.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Federal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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