government
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District Judge Ana Reyes, who in a hearing this month said she didn’t understand why the government won’t give the preservation group some soil samples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
But locals said the move came too late, and that the Scottish government had been slow in scaling up the response to the incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The central government delegate in Madrid had earlier given a higher estimate of around 70,000.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Those operations may pertain more to recovering material from the location than trying to rebuild its capabilities, experts outside government said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The government provided monetary subsidies to the villagers to pay their electric bills so that they would use electricity for heating and cooking rather than chopping down trees and burning wood.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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The findings challenge a common argument that governments and businesses promote small lifestyle changes to shift attention away from more difficult reforms, such as transforming energy systems and regulating industry.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Turk's stances have earned him sharp criticism from several governments, notably Russia and Israel.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Arab governments in the region had hoped the war would end quickly and let them get back to focusing on their economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Management broadly painted an optimistic view of next year, when it expects that companies and governments will look to replenish their inventories and solidify new supply connections as the war reshapes energy markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nations such as Russia, Poland, and Finland also experienced disastrous economic times and suffered from oppressive governments, leading many to risk the long, treacherous ocean voyage to America.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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