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violate

[vahy-uh-leyt] / ˈvaɪ əˌleɪt /




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But an official summary states that federal regulators may impose “sanctions and economic fines” against outlets that violate the new standards.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Mangione’s defense has argued that prosecuting him twice for insurance executive’s killing would violate protections against double jeopardy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Ultra-Orthodox Jews approached at the protest declined to speak to journalists, saying that doing so would violate Shabbat.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

According to interviews and internal emails reviewed by ProPublica, career staffers at the Justice Department warned that transferring voter rolls to HSI to enable it to search for noncitizen voters could violate federal privacy laws.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

I didn’t want to violate whatever was going on between us, friendship or certainly the beginnings of it.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

When Teng feels that including a photo of dead children violates their dignity, Perlmutter chides her, insisting that their obligation is to show Americans what their tax dollars are funding.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Here, the defense claims the two prosecution teams didn’t act separately at all, which they argue violates Mangione’s constitutional right to due process.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Now, there is a question of whether that law violates the Kentucky Constitution, the United States Constitution, or both constitutions.

From Slate Aug. 1, 2026

“I complained about the Home Depot stuff saying I think it violates the TRO,” a male HSI agent wrote on Aug. 11, 2025, referring to the temporary restraining order.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

“And okay, fair enough, but there is this unwritten contract between author and reader and I think not ending your book kind of violates that contract.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

It has the power to freeze a country's membership or suspend its voting rights if it is found to have seriously violated the rule of law.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The Post called Attiah’s comments “gross misconduct” and said they violated its social media policy.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children's privacy laws, the department announced on Friday.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The case, brought by four state attorneys general, alleges that Meta violated state consumer protection laws and federal rules that protect children online.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Moore, however, couldn’t sell the Mo cells because that would have violated Golde’s patent.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

In addition, it reported that Flippo was fired from a job in the financial services industry after his company accused him of violating policies and regulations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Tourists have previously been detained or deported for violating Nyepi restrictions.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“The risk-taking can be happening in secret, and that gets into violating trust and financial infidelity,” Taylor warned.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The lab team also worried about violating longstanding safeguards limiting use of private citizen data.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

And I hate the way El looks like I’m violating her by breathing the same air.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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