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The law allows a maximum of two terms.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
He cited Section 122, which allows the president to impose tariffs up to 15% for a maximum of 150 days without congressional approval to address large and persistent trade deficits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
She added more that 2,000 years to the sentence -- the maximum allowed for each felony he was charged with.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
“We need to get in the weeds of this,” he said of the City Council’s deliberations, which he characterized as attempting to ensure maximum benefit and minimum fallout.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Given that the polygon P1 P3 P5 P7 is a square of area 5, and the polygon P2 P4 P6 P8 is a rectangle of area 4, find the maximum possible area of the octagon.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 2
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 61-70
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