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whereby
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Budget reconciliation is the process by which lawmakers can pass spending and tax legislation with a simple Senate majority.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

And you could tell — the way you can always tell — by which one of them needed you to be watching.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

As a result, players are practiced in those tactics from youth, and teams are chosen by which players best fit that style.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

An FIA spokesperson said that a single yellow was shown initially, before it was upgraded to a double yellows, by which time Antonelli and Russell had gone through.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Not until late 1968, with the publication of an article by three American seismologists in the Journal of Geophysical Research, did the segments receive the name by which they have since been known: plates.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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