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He has constantly maintained that when jurists interpret statutes, words are to be given the meaning that an ordinary English speaker would have understood them to possess when Congress enacted the statute.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The form will be given to you two days prior to the day your county certifies the election, so be sure to fill it out and return it to your county elections office right away.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Conversations on their short-term futures will take place later in the summer, but realistically none of them are likely to be given a regular starting spot in the Premier League and Champions League next term.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

LimmaTech’s staph vaccine, if successful in testing, could be given to patients before surgeries to ward off staph infections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He has no fingers, only stubs, since what has been taken can never be given back, but they are clean and sound.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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