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Recent Examples of preemption States, cities and the Department of Energy now warn that the Berkeley ruling’s wide definition of preemption could threaten core state and local laws such as public safety power shut offs and water conservation standards. Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025 Once the waiver of preemption has been granted, section 177 allows other states to adopt California’s regulatory framework, but it must be enacted in its entirety. Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025 Though states and municipalities are generally preempted from enacting their own limits, Congress allowed the EPA to waive the preemption rule to allow California to set certain regulations that are stricter than federal standards. Andrew Chung, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024 The ceasefire's durability will depend on whether the political leadership is willing to embrace preemption. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for preemption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preemption
Noun
  • Her comments came during a rise of attacks on Tesla dealerships, vehicles and other property as people retaliated against Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's takeover of multiple federal agencies.
    Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The 1973 novel, which envisions a takeover of the Western world by immigrants from developing countries, has been embraced by white supremacists and promoted by Stephen Miller, a senior White House adviser.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • However, many present-day critics classify her adventures and recordings as cultural appropriation.
    Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Spending more and inking multiyear appropriations can help overcome these challenges.
    MICHAEL BROWN, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The weapons cause respiratory seizures, vomiting, burning sensations and other debilitating symptoms.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Negative symptoms may include irritability, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, sleepiness, breathing problems, heart attacks, kidney failure and muscle damage, according to the CDC.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Tkachev, sanctioned by the European Union in 2014 for his support of Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, was appointed Russia’s agriculture minister the following year, and is the holding company’s board chairman, the filings show.
    Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Several authors did so in the wake of the Crimean annexation in 2014.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Preemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preemption. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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