Comstock
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“The next move is with the Comstock Act, which Justices Alito and Thomas have already been hinting at,” Goodwin said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
The court didn’t reach Louisiana’s separate argument that the Comstock Act criminalizes the mailing of mifepristone, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t embrace that claim later too.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
In Texas, it’s working with natural gas producer Comstock Resources.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
And when moral scolds seized on excerpts of “Ulysses” — citing the Comstock Act’s ban on sending “obscene” material via U.S. mail — she protested.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
Armed with his English Bulldog revolver, Comstock was one of the few prominent white citizens in Osage County who seemed willing to assist investigators.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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