Example Sentences

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Devolved government in Northern Ireland has not functioned fully since February.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022

Devolved authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have imposed limits on events and social gatherings in the face of the fast-spreading omicron.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2022

Devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland make their own policy.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2021

It has since been eclipsed, with the title now held by the 2009 painting Devolved Parliament, which went for £8.5m earlier this year.

From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2019

And the Clare estate with its wealth and its pride Devolved to the Bloets, Walter or Percy.

From Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems by Cawein, Madison Julius