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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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U.S. fertility rates hit record lows in 2025 as childbearing continued to shift toward older women, according to new federal data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For starters, when an airline raises its base fares, it must pay more in a specific federal tax known as an excise tax.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

California is home to more than 15 million acres of public land managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Communications between the federal government and the sheriff’s office in one rural Minnesota county indicate that checks are used to collect information on both immigrant minors and their sponsors in the U.S.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Legalistic debates over federal versus state sovereignty were just the most accessible handles to grab, the safest and most politically suitable ways to talk about alternative national visions.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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