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constitution

[kon-sti-too-shuhn, -tyoo-] / ˌkɒn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtju- /




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Last week, Abdi announced that the integration of the Kurdish administration with the Syrian state was complete, adding: "Our struggle will continue, to cement our people's rights in the constitution."

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

The constitution pledged “long-term growth and independence through the family’s control.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Under the constitutional amendment which made his presidency possible, the new president will likely only be in place until the new constitution comes into force - or for maximum of five years.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Magyar has indicated the new president would only serve part of his term, until the completion of a process to replace the Orban-era Basic Law with a constitution drafted through wide public participation.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Eunjoo had always been frail and would get sick easily, while Jinjoo was bigger and stronger with a healthy constitution.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

For centuries the finest medical minds harped on attuning a balance among the four humors—sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic—in tender young constitutions by adjusting the proportions of hot-cold and moist-dry elements in the diet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

It also runs counter to a long history of immigration in Argentina, which has one of the world's most lenient constitutions in this regard, according to sociologist Ivan Schuliaquer.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

States have a “wide degree of discretion” to design their tax systems — including how they define income — so long as they do not violate their constitutions, Jurow Kleiman said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

It was far more prominent in the discussions in the Constitutional Convention and in early state constitutions than the freedom of speech.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

Removing slavery, however, was not like removing British officials or revising constitutions.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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