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legislation

[lej-is-ley-shuhn] / ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃən /


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Legislation is needed to deliver Health Secretary Wes Streeting's commitment to abolish NHS England, and to implement some of the commitments in his 10 Year Health Plan.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“This is really about: Does Fulton County have the right to this property, which is the various election records,” Richard Briffault, the Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School, told me.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Legislation introduced by lawmakers seeking to expand the TSP hasn’t advanced.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Legislation no longer than one sentence could fix that if deemed necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Legislation was paramount and, though never since those times has the need of the gospel been so obvious, the people had to accept the Minister that “His Honorable, the Governor,” sent them.

From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by Goolrick, John T.




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