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as in governments
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
the regime of the dictator collapsed with surprising abruptness
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As the government explains, and the district court recognizes, a last-minute nationwide preliminary injunction would undermine our ability to push other countries to reform their anti-money laundering and counterterrorism regimes and to address the most fundamental gap in our own regime.
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
That closeness is a testament to the skills of case officers, especially considering that spies regularly engage and build rapport with individuals who pose threats to American safety—criminals, terrorists, diplomats from the world’s most odious regimes.
—Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Farmers sell into a centralized market, in which crops pass through dozens of jurisdictions, each with their own languages, currencies, legal systems, food quality standards and tax regimes.
—Henry Duckworth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Venezuela tipped almost completely into autocracy during the regimes of Hugo Chávez and now President Nicolás Maduro — most recently producing an election whose results favoring the opposition were blithely ignored by Maduro, who has cracked down on protest instead.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet amid changing regimes, wine's perseverance has allowed Georgians to maintain a continuous sense of identity, and the pride of being the world’s oldest winemakers.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
The regimes that survived were generally founded by a single rebel group.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
The paper concluded that authoritarian regimes founded by fractured rebel groups were usually short-lived, as armed rivals defected and staged new rebellions.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
The armies that propped up both Baathist regimes crumbled, in the end, with breathtaking speed.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
That closeness is a testament to the skills of case officers, especially considering that spies regularly engage and build rapport with individuals who pose threats to American safety—criminals, terrorists, diplomats from the world’s most odious regimes.
—Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Farmers sell into a centralized market, in which crops pass through dozens of jurisdictions, each with their own languages, currencies, legal systems, food quality standards and tax regimes.
—Henry Duckworth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Venezuela tipped almost completely into autocracy during the regimes of Hugo Chávez and now President Nicolás Maduro — most recently producing an election whose results favoring the opposition were blithely ignored by Maduro, who has cracked down on protest instead.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet amid changing regimes, wine's perseverance has allowed Georgians to maintain a continuous sense of identity, and the pride of being the world’s oldest winemakers.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
The regimes that survived were generally founded by a single rebel group.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
The paper concluded that authoritarian regimes founded by fractured rebel groups were usually short-lived, as armed rivals defected and staged new rebellions.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
The armies that propped up both Baathist regimes crumbled, in the end, with breathtaking speed.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Regimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimes. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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