writ
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“The American consumer writ large is fragile, and under increasing financial pressure,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Vacations to a Disney park were never cheap but now, in a reflection of American culture writ large, there are ever more-expensive tiers to pay to get into.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Now imagine that kind of corrupted, perverted system of justice writ large.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
That requires filing a “petition for writ of certiorari” to the court.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Without jail, there could be no writ of habeas corpus.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing writ
The Constitution of the United States
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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100 SAT words Beginning with W,X,Y, and Z
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