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upheld

adjective as in supported

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The 2-1 decision upheld a federal judge in San Diego who ruled for migrants who had filed a class-action suit and said they were wrongly denied an asylum hearing.

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A Norwegian appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court's ruling invalidating three oil permits in the major crude producer for insufficient environmental-impact studies, in a new victory for climate campaigners.

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A federal judge in Mississippi upheld the law, but the Fifth U.S.

The nursery apologised for the "deeply upsetting" incident after the Care Inspectorate upheld five complaints over failings in care and communication.

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China accuses She Zhijiang of running illegal online gambling rings, and this week a Thai court upheld the decision to extradite him.

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