precedent
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"In my opinion we haven't had a crisis like this since 1993-1994," he told local outlet Precedent TV.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
Precedent matters, and not just because it's right to stand up for sovereign nations or because the Ukrainian people have chosen this as their path, or because the Taiwanese people have chosen the status quo.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2024
Precedent for the current campaign finance controversy are limited.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2022
Precedent holds that parental notification laws are permissible providing there is a judicial bypass, allowing minors to demonstrate that notifying their parents would not be in their best interest.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2020
Precedent or no precedent, the citizens were omnipotent, he invited them to declare his colleague deposed.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Vocabulary lists containing precedent
Power Prefix: pre-
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