preemption
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For instance, a packaging company, retailer or distributor can claim that they have such a preemption, Kar said, and CalRecycle might not immediately review that claim.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Sinclair Broadcast Group is ending its preemption of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
Over the six days between the show’s preemption and its return, celebrities and influencers posted instructions on how to cancel subscriptions to Disney’s streaming services.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025
Because they are able to destroy enemy missile silos, and at the same time are vulnerable to an attack by the same enemy, their very existence creates incentives for preemption in a crisis.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2025
Here was land in these Canadian plains to be had for nothing but the preemption fee of ten dollars and three years' residence.
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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U.S. Government - Middle School and High School
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