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So Kumar, like many Indians, is looking for a government job—possibly with the railroads or the police—where regulations stipulate annual pay increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

All were required by court order to stipulate how they came to their decisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

But its bylaws stipulate that the entity can be dissolved at any time, which means the billionaire could regain control of it as soon as his second term ends in 2029.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Martin noted some virtual jobs stipulate no promotions during onboarding, as some employers who are enforcing return-to-office rules actively favor their on-site staff for advancement.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

“This conclave cannot stipulate how I train my apprentices! It is my sole right to teach them, train them, and discipline them!”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

It stipulates that an armed attack on any one of them will be regarded as an attack on all three.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The IRS stipulates that pay must be “reasonable” and states that organizations should rely on a comparison of pay across organizations doing similar work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Questions still linger over where the all-British bout would take place, with Eddie Hearn saying Joshua's contract stipulates the UK, but industry whispers suggesting a venue in America.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

This stipulates that one of the factors keeping most people from being attracted to their siblings is their close proximity as children.

From Salon ● May 21, 2010

“Tano had a lot of goons,” Autumn stipulates, finger-spelling goons.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Institute of Peace stipulated that it would be run by a board of 15 people, only eight of whom could belong to a single political party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Department of Energy formally stipulated that none of the 284 grants terminated in October 2025 were terminated “based on any programmatic, statutory, cost-reduction or performance-based factor.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

A government attorney wrote that DHS would consider what is known as a stipulated removal, in which a noncitizen waives their right to a hearing before entering into deportation proceedings.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

However, they fell out over the peace accord, from which Eritrea was excluded, and which stipulated the withdrawal of foreign soldiers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

No one, in fact, can lay claim with certainty to his own mind with anything like the specificity stipulated by fingerprints or tissue antigens.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

This is the first book I’ve ever read that sounds just like a social media feed, with the author recommending product after product, and then stipulating whether or not he is affiliated with them.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

He agreed to meet after stipulating no talk of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Aside from stipulating how to divide assets, it safeguards which children from prior relationships will receive an inheritance.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Nevada Supreme Court justices Kristina Pickering and Elissa Cadish dissented from the ruling Monday, suggesting that Gruden should have been aware of language in his contract stipulating arbitration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025

To become a Sixer, you had to sign a contract stipulating, among other things, that if you found Halliday’s egg, the prize would become the sole property of your employer.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline