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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
Corinne Post, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The federal deficit could wind up at 6.8% of GDP by the end of 2026, which would be unprecedented for the U.S. outside of wars, severe recession or the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Final design work could occur in 2025 and 2026, with construction work starting in 2027 or 2028 if the $300 million project obtains federal and state funding.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
When paired with the $7,500 federal tax credit, the base front-wheel-drive model delivers 319 miles of driving range for under $30,000.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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But the future of such programs is uncertain, given political efforts, like the Dismantle DEI Act introduced this summer by Senator JD Vance, seeking to eliminate federal DEI programs and funding.
—Corinne Post, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The federal deficit could wind up at 6.8% of GDP by the end of 2026, which would be unprecedented for the U.S. outside of wars, severe recession or the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Final design work could occur in 2025 and 2026, with construction work starting in 2027 or 2028 if the $300 million project obtains federal and state funding.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
When paired with the $7,500 federal tax credit, the base front-wheel-drive model delivers 319 miles of driving range for under $30,000.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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As a result, fluoride is missing from 43% of Californian faucets, far more than the national average of 25.6%.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Other contracting experts said federal departments and agencies should have been more skeptical about accepting free products and consulting services from Microsoft, given the implications for competition and national security.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 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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She is then recruited by Woody Harrelson’s shadowy G-man and tasked with rebranding NASA during the 1960s Space Race with the Soviet Union, all so that government funding can be upheld for Apollo 11’s mission to the Moon in 1969.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024
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Bloating is when your gastrointestinal (GI) tract fills with air or gas.Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mostly hastened by the GI Bill, the percentage of Black students accepted at historically white colleges and universities only grew from less than 1% to 3% from 1943 to 1953.Lorena Chambers / Made by History, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
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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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New York City aims to hire 2,500 new employees as tracers; the state of Michigan instead plans to rely largely on volunteers.Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2020
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Each fiber is embedded with a unique molecular tracer during production, enabling genuine and transparent sharing of information about its lifecycle.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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That was fine with Bronson, a construction company owner, who wanted tails.Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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More than 40,000 giraffe parts—including giraffe skin, bone, hair and tails— were imported into the U.S. between 2006 and 2016 to create goods like pillows, boots, knife handles and other products, according to the Humane Society.Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The lieutenant also said investigators have taken statements from the dozens of witnesses who were in the area, and are also gathering video surveillance.NBC San Diego, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Mike Morgan, director of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, said Thursday that investigators were leaning toward ruling the start of the fire as human-caused.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Federal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federal. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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