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[pol-uh-see] / ˈpɒl ə si /


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The state has among the highest rates of households spending disproportionate amounts of their income on housing, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Another advocacy organization, Health Security Policy Academy, published an analysis last week that drew a similar conclusion.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

Ofsted ratings can be "dangerously misleading", says Dr Tammy Campbell, of the Education Policy Institute, because they may not reflect the number of complaints, concerns or WRNs a nursery could have.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

“The IRS is probably sticking with this because the facts on the ground point so obviously toward tax avoidance,” said Matt Gardner, senior fellow at the progressive Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Policy makers, like Secretary LaHood, who made driver distraction a national priority, certainly have had a huge impact.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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