federal
Example Sentences
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A frequent refrain: Why should they sacrifice for a state that channels a quarter of its federal budget into pension payments to the old?
A Los Angeles County district attorney’s office employee was “wrongfully detained” by federal immigration agents on Friday, according to an internal e-mail obtained by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
The woman, identified as Aliya Rahman, told the Associated Press that she was attempting to attend a medical appointment when her vehicle was surrounded by federal agents.
From Salon
There have been some reported clashes between protesters and federal officers over the past week.
From BBC
People are using it to analyze federal economic data, recover wedding photos from a corrupted hard drive, build new websites from scratch, answer a barrage of emails or order food.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
