The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Bill Lay, the owner of five restaurants in Key West, supports legal pathways for foreign workers, but believes current immigration laws should be respected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But there may be another reason, too, said Jim Farrar, director of the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program: State laws and local ordinances that have banned certain rodenticides could be inadvertently fueling typhoid outbreaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
He has highlighted a site at the end of Newlands Road, Wickford, that has flouted planning laws for years.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Federal laws, particularly the Privacy Act, dictate what data government agencies can collect, what it can be used for, how it can be shared, and how it must be protected.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Nereids follow their own laws, Christopher. They’re profoundly rational, but in the same way that the sea is rational. Much of their language, Nerish, has no translation at all into any human tongue.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
