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The provision for income taxes was $2.7 million, with the effective tax rate impacted by statutory rates, valuation allowances, and changes in unrecognized tax benefits.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Cooper ruled that the public would benefit from knowing more about DOGE and that an agency’s compliance with the statutory regime is presumably always in the public interest.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
The statutory process for a breach-of-contract suit against the federal government requires filing in the Court of Federal Claims, which specializes in federal contract law — including the government’s legal defenses.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Mar. 2025
In an email last week, the associate director of the Office of Fair Lending asked if they were permitted to perform statutory functions, such as supporting fair lending examinations and enforcement activity and completing a report for Congress.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Cooper ruled that the public would benefit from knowing more about DOGE and that an agency’s compliance with the statutory regime is presumably always in the public interest.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
The statutory process for a breach-of-contract suit against the federal government requires filing in the Court of Federal Claims, which specializes in federal contract law — including the government’s legal defenses.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Mar. 2025
In an email last week, the associate director of the Office of Fair Lending asked if they were permitted to perform statutory functions, such as supporting fair lending examinations and enforcement activity and completing a report for Congress.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statutory. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈstach-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
-ˌtȯr-
1
: of or relating to statutes
2
: regulated by statute
3
: punishable by statute
Legal Definition
statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈsta-chə-ˌtōr-ē
1
: of or relating to a statute or statutes
a statutory provision
2
: enacted, created, regulated, or defined by statute
a statutory presumption
a statutory insider
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