construe
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Attempting to construe the uncivilized and norms-busting battle that Democrats found themselves in, Garcia likened the politics of Trump's second term to a "bar fight."
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025
Circuit Court of Appeals, which he said could construe the law differently, or file a fresh lawsuit in state court.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
“And if there’s an ambiguity, why would we construe it … against democracy?”
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2024
Prosecutors routinely use it in cases where they can construe harm to the federal government.
From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2023
"He is the King's Justice, after all. Sending other men to do his office . . . some might construe that as a grave insult."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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