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lawmaking

[law-mayk-ing] / ˈlɔˌmeɪk ɪŋ /




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On a practical level, the technology is advancing rapidly, and lawmaking takes time.

From Salon ● May 24, 2026

Thus would they remain insulated from the volatility of public sentiment and keep their minds on lawmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

But few legislators could handle a lawmaking scalpel like Burton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025

Every two years, East Coasters get to have a laugh at the Bible-length ballots in California, where the work of lawmaking seems to have been entirely delegated to voters on Election Day.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2024

He was strangely suited to the tussle of lawmaking, calm inside the maelstrom, accustomed to being an outsider, taking defeats in his easy Hawaiian stride.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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