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as in to break
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in to desecrate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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In June, the country’s high court overturned a ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that ordinances in Grants Pass, Ore., banning camping and sleeping in public violated the 8th Amendment by constituting cruel and unusual punishment for people who had no other place to go.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Her fiancé, Christian Gold, violated his probation and was jailed just a week before their wedding.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024
The lawsuit was also filed after Paxton, the Secretary of State and Gov. Greg Abbott all issued advisories to voters and county officials about not violating election law, including registering noncitizens to vote or noncitizens voting.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
Did Austria’s rising temperatures violate this man’s human rights?
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Her fiancé, Christian Gold, violated his probation and was jailed just a week before their wedding.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024
The lawsuit was also filed after Paxton, the Secretary of State and Gov. Greg Abbott all issued advisories to voters and county officials about not violating election law, including registering noncitizens to vote or noncitizens voting.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
Did Austria’s rising temperatures violate this man’s human rights?
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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