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[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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The states are putting their claims to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, a chief federal judge in California.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

And that’s money the billionaire can apply to pay down the debts of two troubled Delaware life insurers he owns that are under federal scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

This spring a federal jury found Meta and YouTube liable for one young woman’s mental spiral and awarded $6 million in damages.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

According to more recent reporting in Forbes, the federal government now holds equity stakes in roughly 30 different companies across a range of industries.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

It also forbade the use of federal funds for anything that discriminated against anyone, and authorized the federal government to enforce the integration of schools and penalize schools that didn’t comply.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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