legislation
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The parliamentary legislation to accompany some of them is expected later this year, and will include new powers allowing so-called "dynamic alignment" with Europe in areas where deals have already been signed.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
A goal of the legislation is to block these cases from going forward and prevent new ones from being filed.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Many states, including California, are looking at options to pursue their own legal action and legislation to fix a ticket market fans have come to see as deeply broken.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Lawmakers in more than 10 states have proposed temporary bans on data-center construction, with Maine poised to become the first state External link to approve such legislation in the coming weeks.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
But the hard facts were that fifty years of nonviolence had brought the African people nothing but more repressive legislation, and fewer and fewer rights.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing legislation
Election Lingo
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13th Amendment (1865)
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19th Amendment (1920)
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