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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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He is also serving two additional 27- and 40-year sentences for state and federal financial crimes.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Environmentalists went bananas over the February order, and at least 10 green groups sued in federal court in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

FCC, the landmark 1969 decision upholding broad federal authority over broadcast fairness rules based on spectrum scarcity.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

In fact, before the pandemic, Moderna had zero products on the market and zero commercial sales, surviving instead on its ability to sell the promise of its mRNA platform to larger companies and federal agencies.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“The Federal Emergency Management Agency. City, state, federal government, they’re all telling me the same thing. They can’t get us food and water because they’re ‘too busy handling the emergency.’

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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