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New York copied this law almost word for word from Oregon, where our challenge is now before the Ninth U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
That doesn’t mean your private chats about your colleague or spouse are going to show up word for word in someone else’s chat session a year or two from now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Often, “Eddington” plays out so formally and predictably that it’s like watching someone write out the thing that’s making them anxious on paper, word for word.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
They point to the statement given by a different man which they say is "almost identical, word for word" to the statement given by Kanwaljit Singh.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Not word for word, but you know what I’m talking about.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
