writ
Example Sentences
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Writ large, Europe needs a more dynamic financial engine for the capital-intensive goals its leaders have set out in defense, green transition and artificial intelligence.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
Also known as the "Great Writ of Liberty", habeas corpus grants prisoners the right to challenge their imprisonment in a court of law.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
The lawsuit, filed in 2022, hinges on a Philippine legal remedy called the Writ of Kalikasan.
From Science Magazine • May 2, 2024
Writ large, the potential of quieter, cleaner lawn care is an enormous business opportunity, and an excuse for companies and weekend warriors alike to upgrade their gear.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2022
Writ out underneath the sheet in letters di-rect on the board was: half a hour on Sunday morning wondering where everyone was at.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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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