warrant
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Lucy said she had had no idea of her ex-husband's offending until police knocked on their door with a search warrant to seize his devices and arrested him.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Later, he said that authorities obtained video of three coming and going from the apartment from the complex’s security, which helped detectives with a search warrant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The warrant expires in September 2036 and is tied to potential revenue of up to $60 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even so, the researchers say the results warrant further investigation into how long-term PDE5i use might affect the eyes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
All save two involved a search or seizure without a warrant or with a defective warrant.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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We’ve heard nothing about access and audit-log analysis, government computer and phone forensics, or efforts to obtain third-party communications — which can involve subpoenas, court orders or warrants.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The WCU needs such evidence to obtain court warrants to go in and seize the animals.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Amid all the hagiography, Obama’s record warrants some scrutiny.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
SB Energy also issued 4.0 million warrants to OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Treasury didn’t ask for a piece of the action, or management changes, or for that matter anything at all except for a teaspoon of out-of-the-money warrants and preferred stock.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Still, Rabat called the crisis "regrettable" and said the events warranted "a thorough examination" to establish their circumstances and "ensure that they do not happen again".
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The 21-page document argues that the benefits afforded by such an addition make it both necessary and warranted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The decision means the parents who spent years fighting Jones in court will receive a fraction of what the Texas jury believed his conduct warranted.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The decision to hold the benchmark rate steady between 3.5% and 3.75% drew three dissents from Fed presidents who thought a rate increase was warranted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Perhaps Rowan warranted more attention than the High Blade had given him in the past.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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That would give greater cause for concern about U.K. inflation persistence, over that of weaker demand, warranting slower withdrawal of monetary-policy restriction, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Some policymakers, however, “noted that, by several measures, financial conditions suggested that monetary policy may not be particularly restrictive, which they judged as warranting a cautious approach,” according to the minutes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
A five-judge panel wrote in a three-page decision that Trump’s “contention that the conclusion of trial constitutes a change in circumstances warranting termination of the remaining Restraining Order provision is unavailing.”
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2024
"Several features in the data are also still unidentified, warranting additional spectroscopy to interpret our observations fully."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
In that sense the Society never was so much as organized, the number of branch societies not at any time warranting such a step as a general meeting of their representatives.
From Life of Father Hecker by Walter Elliott
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