federal
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Due to the magnitude, Fitzgerald would expect opposition from state attorneys general and significant lobbying against the deal by the rest of the airline industry, assuming the federal government were to signal its blessing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Scientists from the EPA and other federal agencies have also tested the gases given off at some reservoirs using floating equipment.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
When he arrived in front of the federal building, another person hopped into the bed and began handing out the supplies to protesters gathered outside the entrance.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
“The consequences of being accused and possibly convicted of a federal offense are devastating, especially when people have not engaged in criminal conduct from any reasonable person’s perspective.”
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
What had begun as an initiative to put slavery on the road to extinction had been transformed into a decision to extinguish all federal plans for emancipation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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