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Lithwick: In re Turner was decided in 1867 by then–Chief Justice of the United States Salmon Chase.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
To investigate further, the team re examined every fossil bone previously identified as belonging to geese.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
“We have received quite a lot of messages re Coachella, we are so gutted, guys,” Lunny continued in the post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
“All of Barak’s business activities, including re Reporty, were conducted under careful legal advice and according to the law,” his spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The music teacher whistled the scale—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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We begin in medias res as the unnamed author frets about his choice to begin at chapter 13 rather than the more traditional chapter 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The law deems them res nullius, which literally means a thing belonging to nobody - so responsibility falls to individual landowners.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
Nevertheless, if you’re exhausted with voiceover exposition, you’re probably also over in medias res openers, i.e. starting with a scene from the middle of the story before flashing back to the beginning.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
Birria de res — stewed beef — is on menus across town after it truly hit Southern California last decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
I was treated good, 'ca'se I 'membered what my gran'ma say, and whatever dey tole me to put my han' to, I did, and I was obedient and wasn't hardheaded lack some de res.'
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration