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precedent

noun as in authoritative example

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That decision “is without precedent in the Canadian public markets,” and joins a series of anticompetitive actions from MEG’s board, Strathcona said.

“The DOJ’s request is almost literally without precedent. No state judge in California history has ever placed a correctional institution into receivership.”

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The precedent this case sets affects every American.

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Clapper also said there was no precedent for a poll being called following a politician's move to a different party.

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The June decision set precedent for how any future deployment in the circuit’s vast territory can be reviewed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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