decrees
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“Penalties, consent agreements and decrees have not deterred Meta from using deceptive trade practices,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
But consent decrees are legally and politically complicated, and the treatment of migrant children further tangles the situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Max Mathiasin, a lawmaker from the former colony turned overseas territory of Guadeloupe who is championing the bill, last week said repealing the decrees would be a "powerful symbolic and political gesture".
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
This stems from laïcité, the French brand of secularism which decrees the state and public institutions should be free of religion.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
So the following year, the mayor decrees that his citizens start celebrating the World Series before the first pitch is thrown—an act that, in his confused mind, will ensure a victory.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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