expressly
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However, when the Elland Road club were punished seven years ago, regulation 127 - which expressly forbids observing an opponent within 72 hours of a game - did not exist.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“Guests should be able to expressly opt in to this type of sensitive facial recognition technology with written consent — the onus of privacy rights should not be on the victim.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Monsanto wants judges to interpret the law as written—since it expressly pre-empts state regulation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Nor did the Supreme Court in Kennedy purport to overturn every decision that relied on Lemon; to the contrary, it expressly acknowledged and distinguished several such cases as good law.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
She said she had made them expressly for me and that she had a few in the kitchen that I could take home to my brother.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing expressly
The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Merchant of Venice
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Pre-AP Theatre
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