ruled

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The US Tsunami Warning Center ruled out a significant tsunami threat following the quake.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The play was initially ruled as an infield single, but it was overturned on review.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Just days later, a federal judge ruled that Miller had “run roughshod over the constitutional rights of eligible and ineligible recipients alike” and restored the payments he cut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The court had ruled in favor of the attorneys’ clients, halting the deportation of three family members from India, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, and the disciplinary ruling did not alter that November decision.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The samples were packaged and shipped to a forensics laboratory in Germany for testing; the Icelandic DNA laboratory was ruled out to avoid any possibility of compromise or conflict.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady