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Recent Examples of writ
Crude origins aside, the Puerto Rican electorate’s moment in the spotlight presents an opportunity for the Latino vote writ large.
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Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
The candidates have starkly different approaches to immigration writ large.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 16 Oct. 2024
Previous efforts by the brothers and their attorneys to cut short their incarceration have been fruitless, but a new writ of habeas corpus citing new evidence is being considered by Dist.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
But the long-term outcome in Palestine writ large is going to be from a statesmanlike view.
—CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
The candidates have starkly different approaches to immigration writ large.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 16 Oct. 2024
Previous efforts by the brothers and their attorneys to cut short their incarceration have been fruitless, but a new writ of habeas corpus citing new evidence is being considered by Dist.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
But the long-term outcome in Palestine writ large is going to be from a statesmanlike view.
—CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
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Teixeira agreed to a search of his cell phone and vehicle as well as submit to a blood test, according to the warrant affidavit.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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The San Jose Police Department booked the man into jail on Nov. 2 for burglary as well as numerous outstanding warrants from other counties, the sheriff’s office said.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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The instruments will be about 500 feet apart, longer than the length of an American football field, which will allow scientists to get a closer view of the corona.Chandelis Duster, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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These pictures were snapped by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) and VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) instruments on several NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The other hit a tree and was issued multiple summonses, authorities said.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Two Anne Arundel County police officers, Corporal K. Schnell and Corporal E. Vasquez, were indicted and issued criminal summonses for Misconduct in Office as a result of the investigation conducted by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.Alexa Dikos, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
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Charging documents argue that Arredondo did not follow standard active-shooter procedures and made the key decisions that slowed the police response.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Citing court documents and statements made in court, authorities said that, in July 2023, Stefan Bagley, Jr. was shot and wounded while in his vehicle in Bridgeport and tater that day, his vehicle was used in another shooting incident in Bridgeport.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.Hartford Courant, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2022
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Videos of three days worth of court proceedings obtained by cleveland.com and accompanying court records confirm that Carr issued multiple capiases -- the legal term for an arrest warrant -- and placed arrest bonds on several of them.Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2020
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There’s more technology being employed in the whimsy, too, such as 3-D printing, where tomatoes that appear as a kind of paper are fully edible.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hoosiers celebrating winter holidays with gift giving and other merriment may not know what to do with the leftover bows, boxes, wrapping paper and other waste, but there are environmentally friendly options.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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If the department refuses to comply with the subpoena, the committee may seek judicial relief to compel Roberson's testimony.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Federal investigators were also at JFK and served her with a subpoena to testify in a separate matter.Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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After the shooting, Corcoran went to a neighbor's home and asked her to call 911, according to a separate court filing.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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On Friday, December 13, the entertainer’s wife filed for divorce from the 31-year-old rapper; according to online court records viewed by PEOPLE, TMZ was the first to report the filing.Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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