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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
Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
The gang would often drive around town looking for rivals to kill, according to federal prosecutors, sometimes in broad daylight and often by luring or ambushing their victims.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Jay Weaver Miami Herald 305-376-3446 Jay Weaver writes about federal crime at the crossroads of South Florida and Latin America.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Trinity Metro received a $25 million federal grant for the project on Jan. 10.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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The core of the executive order is an array of mandates for protecting government networks based on lessons learned from recent major incidents—namely, the security failures of federal contractors.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
The gang would often drive around town looking for rivals to kill, according to federal prosecutors, sometimes in broad daylight and often by luring or ambushing their victims.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Jay Weaver Miami Herald 305-376-3446 Jay Weaver writes about federal crime at the crossroads of South Florida and Latin America.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Trinity Metro received a $25 million federal grant for the project on Jan. 10.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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Janelle Griffith Janelle Griffith is a national reporter for NBC News focusing on issues of race and policing.—
Janelle Griffith,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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There’s a case to be made that the win over TCU, which was coming off a national championship game appearance, helped launch Sanders’s stint in Boulder.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
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Cameron directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in this influential action pic about a family man who also happens to be a G-man.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
6 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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All parts of this plant contains saponins, which can cause salivation, vomiting and GI upset.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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This helps to reduce GI side effects from the drug.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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After introducing the tracers at specific locations, the study area is periodically sampled to detect and quantify the tracers' distribution, providing insights into sediment movement over time.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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This tracer can only be identified by Birla’s advanced laboratories in India and China, effectively eliminating the possibility of counterfeit certifications.—
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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Natalia waited thirty minutes before going to collect what was left of the rocket tail.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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That work is usually divided into three categories, covering the airframe — or body, wings and tail of a plane — the engine and various other components.—
Niraj Chokshi,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The informant told investigators Melo planned to smuggle drugs onto the cruise.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The forum is dominated by anonymous posts about would-be applicants complaining about waiting months to hear back from background investigators.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Federal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federal. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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