Example Sentences
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In practice, its ability to impose its will is circumscribed by deference to provincial and indigenous prerogatives, often enforced by courts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at UC Berkeley Law, said data centers will argue they fit the definition — and then it will be up to the courts to decide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The act's most controversial element - offering immunity from prosecution to suspects who cooperated with an information recovery body - was disapplied after being found by the courts to be unlawful.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Many courts haven’t spent much time thinking about prediction markets yet, court staff say, but at least a handful are beginning to address the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
This simply conformed to the practice of the courts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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