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Recent Examples of writ
Politics Almost 30 years later, President Abraham Lincoln authorized the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
All of these legislators are betting that the image of a powerful president shaking up Washington will serve them at a time when the public holds Congress — and government writ large — in such low esteem.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Moreover, focusing on Auschwitz, which has become a symbol of the Holocaust writ large, can distort our understanding of the Shoah.
—Martin Kimel, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
Ackman is aided in this quest by the power of his X account writ large, which in recent months has become loudly pro-Trump and pro-MAGA.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
All of these legislators are betting that the image of a powerful president shaking up Washington will serve them at a time when the public holds Congress — and government writ large — in such low esteem.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Moreover, focusing on Auschwitz, which has become a symbol of the Holocaust writ large, can distort our understanding of the Shoah.
—Martin Kimel, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
Ackman is aided in this quest by the power of his X account writ large, which in recent months has become loudly pro-Trump and pro-MAGA.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
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The bride’s father revealed in a letter to Washington Post’s Miss Manners that the wedding was canceled after the groom was arrested on an active warrant a few hours before the ceremony was scheduled to take place.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The warrants were part of on ongoing cruelty to animals investigation conducted by the Winchester Police Department, in cooperation with the Town of Harwinton Regional Animal Control Department and animal control officers with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
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The filing also includes details on the company's financial instruments, borrowings, and legal proceedings, with no significant changes reported in these areas.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander arrived on the moon on March 2 to deliver a suite of science and technology instruments, according to NASA.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Most of those offenders, 671, were issued summonses but another 313 were arrested, including 180 who had outstanding warrants, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Since that initiative started, police have made 100 arrests and issued more than 400 summonses.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Judge Carl Nichols ordered the documents’ release on Tuesday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Heritage Foundation in 2023.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The photos, posted on the president's official X account, show the historic document displayed near the president's desk.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 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
Noun
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That same paper acknowledged that immediate impacts of the transition to privatization often leads to reduction in wages and loss of jobs.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, during their meeting, Saldívar delayed handing over the papers, alleging she had been raped the night before, per USA Today.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The ongoing inquiries, the existence of which ProPublica is revealing for the first time, were at various stages of development, with subpoenas issued in most of them and companies submitting records in response.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
26 Mar. 2025
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Oprah Winfrey has been dragged into the Russell Simmons rape case by way of a subpoena.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Wisconsin might be accused of violating the First Amendment by treating that hospital more favorably than a comparable secular one, Kaul wrote in a filing.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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Advertisement Federal judges have ruled against the administration more than 40 times, issuing temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, the Justice Department said Friday in a Supreme Court filing.—
Time,
Time,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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