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Recent Examples of stipulate
Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The deadlock essentially kills the proposal because San Diego City Council policies stipulate that three votes from the five-member panel – the Rules Committee – are needed for a proposal to move forward.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
One belief is that laws should be long enough to carefully stipulate all sorts of twists and turns.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Ellis’ amendment does, however, stipulate that such transfers must be explicitly spelled out and approved by the council.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The deadlock essentially kills the proposal because San Diego City Council policies stipulate that three votes from the five-member panel – the Rules Committee – are needed for a proposal to move forward.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
One belief is that laws should be long enough to carefully stipulate all sorts of twists and turns.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Ellis’ amendment does, however, stipulate that such transfers must be explicitly spelled out and approved by the council.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipulate
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The outlet did not specify what behavior led to Mills' expulsion.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff's office didn't specify how the teen died.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Martha sat on the other bed and thought about what a perverse species humans were—to insist on eating something that had tried so hard to be inedible.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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House and Senate Democrats, meanwhile, insisted that the easiest and quickest way to end the shutdown would be for the House to pass the Senate compromise.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sets by Illenium, Steve Aoki, BZRP, Vintage Culture, Armin Van Buuren, Alesso, Martin Garrix, Eric Prydz, Sara Landry, Major Lazer and others highlight a night defined by big production and packed audiences.—
Miami Herald newsroom,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The girl everyone thought Vlasis was, is the pop-star Madonna who at the time was emerging as a major Hollywood It-girl, and would later become a cultural phenomenon that defined the 80s and 90s.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Trump is widely expected to exact changes at CNN as well if Ellison succeeds in buying WBD, owner the cable channel.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2026
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These two teams swept each other on the road during the regular season, but Hicks and the Pios exacted part one of their revenge with a 2-1 overtime victory in the semifinals of this year’s Frozen Faceoff.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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As California pushes toward a cleaner energy future, the key challenge ahead is not just reducing emissions, but ensuring fuel remains reliable and affordable in the meantime.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Trump has said his administration's goal is to ensure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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And that relief would be to sue to enjoin the parties from closing the transaction.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Yale psychologist and researcher Stanley Milgram demonstrated that good people will do bad things if enjoined to do so by an authority.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
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The results would follow, coaches assured them.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Inter Miami officials have assured fans that the centerpiece of the project, Nu Stadium, will be game-ready on Saturday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ali, who wasn’t formally charged, called his family to say that he would be released on bail, and asked them to gather the funds and collect him from prison.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Manteca Fire Department is taking action and trying to get ahead of this fire season by asking residents to reduce fire danger or face fines.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Stipulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipulate. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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