legalize
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It overwhelmingly passed a bill to legalize the new stock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Bernal added that delinquency rates for credit cards and car loans have jumped by 25% to 27% for borrowers under age 40 in states that legalize internet sports betting.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Part of the rationale to legalize sports gambling was that professional athletes make so much money that they wouldn’t be tempted by bribes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Is the federal government trying to push Minnesota to legalize gambling?
From Slate • May 28, 2026
When word of Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation reached the Hermitage, all of the newly freed people were told they must legalize their marriages.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ize
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