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That trend, he said, is one of the biggest future growth drivers for the baby-care space writ large, and it’s already taking shape worldwide.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Human rights lawyer Karen Todner was instrumental in securing Leroy's release as he was one of four prisoners she submitted an application for the writ of Habeas Corpus for.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Even if successful, the lawsuit wouldn’t invalidate the tax writ large; instead, it seeks to block the city from taking any further actions on the tax warning notices it already sent out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
And in a surprising twist, the settlement may turn Meta itself into yet another pressure point on the social media industry writ large.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
If the writ was denied—as they expected it would be—then Anthony could appeal her case directly to the Supreme Court.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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General warrants and writs of assistance enraged the colonies precisely because they allowed British officials to rummage through homes and businesses without individualized suspicion.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
“The Fourth Amendment was born of the Founders’ revulsion for general warrants and writs of assistance—instruments that allowed the government to search first and develop suspicions later,” Mr. Chatrie says in his brief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Sentenced to 26 years to life in prison, Martinez spent the next three decades filing writs, appeals and petitions as a self-taught jailhouse lawyer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2024
Alberta's chief electoral officer Glen Resler said writs were issued on Monday to administer elections across the province.
From Reuters ● May 1, 2023
When Walter, who could barely read or write, failed to file the various pleadings, writs, motions, and lawsuits the other prisoners had advised him to file, they blamed him for his predicament.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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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