codes

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People relied less on religious authorities and more on the meaning they could create from “available images, symbols, moral codes, and doctrines.”

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Alabama have never allowed the exclusion to be taken for state taxes largely because of the way their tax codes conform with federal law.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

In fire-prone areas, Cal Fire and local fire departments already enforce defensible space rules, and building codes require home hardening like covering vents with mesh to prevent embers from entering the house.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Many promising schools never open—not because of weak demand or unappealing curricula, but because zoning codes and occupancy classifications were written for campuses with hundreds of students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Through no fault of her own, she was no longer his equal with codes and ciphers.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield