resolution

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A month later, the Resolution and another ship, the Adventure, set sail under Cook’s command to the southern oceans in search of a hitherto unknown continent, fancifully known as Terra Australis Incognita.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The observations were carried out using MIRI's Medium Resolution Spectrometer, an instrument that separates infrared light into its individual wavelengths.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

A senior Trump administration official said: "For War Powers Resolution purposes, the hostilities that began on Saturday, February 28 have terminated."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Over the next few years, they teamed with investors including George Soros to become the largest buyers of hotel assets from the government-owned Resolution Trust Corp, as it liquidated mortgages from savings-and-loan failures.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

With passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Johnson now had the right to act in Southeast Asia without first getting an official declaration of war from Congress.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge