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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Recent Examples of supreme court
Despite two lower state courts refusing to alter the outcome, the state supreme court agreed to hear the case in June 2021.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
The National Spiritualist Association mustered a final appeal to the state supreme court in Austin seeking to overturn the verdict, which was rejected in November 1925.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2025
The best solution would be kicking the U.S. out of the World Trade Organization, argues trade expert Kristen Hopewell from the University of British Columbia, and re-establish the WTO’s Appellate Body, the supreme court for global trade.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
The state supreme court agreed and blocked the establishment of the new charter school.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
The National Spiritualist Association mustered a final appeal to the state supreme court in Austin seeking to overturn the verdict, which was rejected in November 1925.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2025
The best solution would be kicking the U.S. out of the World Trade Organization, argues trade expert Kristen Hopewell from the University of British Columbia, and re-establish the WTO’s Appellate Body, the supreme court for global trade.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
The state supreme court agreed and blocked the establishment of the new charter school.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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If the high court agrees to review the case, any potential retrial could be postponed indefinitely.—
Adeola Adeosun
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Maxar/Google Earth The Hague tribunal's 2016 ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea classified Subi Reef as a low-tide elevation, not entitled to its own territorial sea or exclusive economic zone.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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After projects that have spanned a post-human far future, a 1940s post-wartime tribunal and 14th-century England, Peckham is hoping for something set in the present day.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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There has been a massive hotel boom as of late, with new properties entering the scene and raising the already sky-high bar set by icons like Claridge’s and The Savoy.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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Along with selling bulk packs of paper towels and Keurig coffee pods, clubs have caught the attention of shoppers with items that tap into a desire for dupes or go viral on social media — such as Costco’s gold bars, which racked up more than $100 million in sales in a single quarter.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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