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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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Heightened federal immigration enforcement also has affected enrollment and attendance while creating anxiety that spills over into the classroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

That includes $65 million from the federal government to help Houston pay for security, part of a broader $625 million investment by American taxpayers in the World Cup.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

She picked that income threshold because federal data puts the top 1% of annual earnings in the U.S. around that level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The U.S. government had no trouble deporting Lazaro Romero León to Mexico in February, despite a California federal judge’s order that the Cuban national stay in this country.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Washington viewed the uprising as a direct threat to the authority of the federal government and called out the militia, a massive thirteen-thousand-man army, to squelch the uprising.

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




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