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[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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The DWP announced the cover replacement project in January, saying the 15-year-old cover is damaged and needs to be replaced to comply with state and federal water quality regulations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Allowing other victims’ testimony does not create a flood of false convictions or unfairness—the federal system has allowed such testimony since 1995 without ill effect, and 16 states have followed suit.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

In his complaint, filed on Tuesday in a San Francisco federal court, Sun argues that initial promises to give token-holders the option to trade the currency in future "were false and misleading".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

On Tuesday, Canada’s chief trade negotiator, Janice Charette, said there is no appetite among federal officials to significantly revise or rewrite USMCA’s underlying terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Elsewhere in the South, the struggle for equal rights was moving into the federal courts and, increasingly, into the streets.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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