continuing resolution

American  

noun

U.S. Politics.

1. legislation enacted by Congress to allow government operations to continue until the regular appropriations are enacted: used when action on appropriations is not completed by the beginning of a fiscal year.

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Example Sentences

At this point, the urine extraction procedure would be restarted from the beginning with the cold, brown, sterile cleaning solution.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

Using a paintbrush and a spatula, Alex Vanegas smeared cleaning solution over a brass bust of the Nicaraguan poet and national idol Rubén Darío.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022

The installation crew wiped down the glass with blue cleaning solution, increasing its vibrancy and glimmer, and repainted parts that were scuffed in transport.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

More than five thousand cases of Capri Sun — 5,760 to be exact — have been recalled due to possible contamination of cleaning solution.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2022

For instance, heroes—superheroes—were born of ridiculous and unlikely circumstances: spider bites, chemical spills, planetary dislocation, and, in the case of Alfred T. Slipper, from accidental submersion in an industrial-size vat of cleaning solution called Incandesto!

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo