decree
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But the decree included the exact grid coordinates for the square, which borders Putin’s official residence inside the Kremlin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Juan Franco, mayor of the city of La Linea de la Concepcion, has signed a decree which prevents the fixture from going ahead on 9 June as planned.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
He has spent the past year building the scaffolding of accountability: a National Commission for Transitional Justice established by decree last May, a Commission for the Missing that names transitional justice as a priority.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Monday's pardon did not undo an additional sentence against Kem Sokha, added by the appeals court, banning him from leaving the country for five years, the royal decree said.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The announcement came in May; black schools in Tembisa and Alexandra were still closed by government decree.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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