as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
in the cult there were injunctions for and against everything, as nothing was a matter of personal choice
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The United Sovereign Americans group, which already plans to request injunctions to stop election results from being certified in some places, will turn to poll workers’ accounts to bolster their efforts.
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Following the appeals court’s decision, the House committee asked the Texas Supreme Court to issue an injunction against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The Office of the Attorney General quickly appealed the district court judge’s temporary injunction to the state’s highest criminal court, which agreed with allowing Roberson’s execution to continue.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Whether that leads to the injunction that will get Carano her job back is a whole other matter.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Following the appeals court’s decision, the House committee asked the Texas Supreme Court to issue an injunction against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The Office of the Attorney General quickly appealed the district court judge’s temporary injunction to the state’s highest criminal court, which agreed with allowing Roberson’s execution to continue.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Whether that leads to the injunction that will get Carano her job back is a whole other matter.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
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In spite of the edict coming with a strong enforcement tool, capital punishment, the controls were widely violated.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The Taliban’s latest edicts last month, referred to by Streep, include the demand for women and girls to remain silent in public.Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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When clicking on the search result, the Washington Examiner was directed to the search page on Disaster Assistance’s website, which included instructions on where to go to buy cocaine, directing to a site advertising contact information on WhatsApp and Telegram.Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
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Encourage your employees to follow the school's instructions and be prepared for updates regarding when to pick up their child or additional actions.Adam Coughran, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Studio commissaries, cafeterias and executive dining rooms long have been spaces to surreptitiously goggle at visiting talent as well as places to be seen with the powers that be for girding one’s position in the corporate pecking order.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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The investigative arm of Japan’s Financial Services Agency reported in September that a Nomura employee placed misleading orders in the government bond futures market in 2021.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Asia, 1 Nov. 2024
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Last month, a state judge in Georgia issued a directive that officials have a mandatory duty to certify election results, rejecting the argument that officials can block the results due to allegations of fraud.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Following an April 2021 directive from the Russian government mandating the dismissal of all local staff at U.S. diplomatic missions in Russia, the State Department said Shonov began working for a contractor supporting the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her discography often operates as a set of commandments that echo these guidelines.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
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Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited in the Torah, the Jewish holy book.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
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As time goes on, the AI solution can be scaled and introduced to more medical team members—with leaders capturing feedback every step of the way to evaluate if things are going in the right direction.Ainsley MacLean, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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That selection was a gesture in the direction of light-touch regulation.Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The decree also establishes a 50% limit of occupation for a single pic – usually a U.S. blockbuster – in an exhibitor’s circuit.Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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In recent years, Carey has tended to wait at least one month longer to make her seasonal Christmas decree, usually posting some cheeky visual promptly on Nov. 1, the day after Halloween.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Injunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunction. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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