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declaration

[dek-luh-ray-shuhn] / ˌdɛk ləˈreɪ ʃən /




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The member of the Cardiff Council cabinet and Llanrumney ward councillor said in a letter it was "hard to reconcile" the centre's emissions "with Cardiff's climate emergency declaration and Planning Policy Wales".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Renshaw again held Australia's innings together, but was more adventurous in his strokeplay to set up his side's declaration.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Two police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to media, said 278 PTI members had been detained in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since the emergency declaration.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

She added elsewhere in her declaration: “I have never witnessed her act violently toward anyone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“It’s a declaration that we entered with a court order, showed you our identification cards, and that everything proceeded properly, with all due respect and proper manners, and that you have no complaints. Sign it!”

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

The indicators that matter aren’t declarations that Hormuz is open or closed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

A tool to collect data independently, rather than relying solely on companies' own declarations, is under development, Lefevre's office said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

For a lawsuit to go forward under the Child Victims Act, two declarations must be filed under seal to the court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Doctors can’t make definitive declarations about legal capacity, but they can share important medical insights about your loved one’s cognitive condition, mental status and ability to understand information.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

He was making his simple declarations, and I was teasing him into having to declare them over and over again.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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