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Recent Examples of writ
Six weeks after that, Mulready responded to the writ with a vigorous defense of his right to not investigate.
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J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Jan. 2026
The fight over whether Santa Anita Park can legally have Racing on Demand machines at its facility moved to its next step of litigation on Tuesday when the track filed a writ of mandate against the California Department of Justice.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
When the Assad regime was overthrown, the government of interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa rejected the notion of a federal Syria, demanding that Damascus’ writ run throughout the country.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
State law requires the governor to issue a writ of special election within 10 days of a vacancy, with the election to follow exactly 46 days later.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
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J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Jan. 2026
The fight over whether Santa Anita Park can legally have Racing on Demand machines at its facility moved to its next step of litigation on Tuesday when the track filed a writ of mandate against the California Department of Justice.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
When the Assad regime was overthrown, the government of interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa rejected the notion of a federal Syria, demanding that Damascus’ writ run throughout the country.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
State law requires the governor to issue a writ of special election within 10 days of a vacancy, with the election to follow exactly 46 days later.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
Noun
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During the execution of the warrant, police said K-9 Drogo alerted to the presence of narcotics in multiple areas of the residence.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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The warrant for Silva-Parucho, a construction worker with a pending asylum application and valid employment authorization, was therefore invalid, the judge ruled.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For instance, studying subsurface cavities is a primary goal of an instrument called the Subsurface Radar Sounder, or SRS, planned for the EnVision mission being developed by the European Space Agency, which can penetrate the planet's surface to depths of several hundred meters.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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These include the steering wheel, the binnacle and its instrument cluster, the control panel, the key and key dock, the central console, and the seats.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The summonses for Musk and Yaccarino and the search at the X office were related to an investigation launched in January 2025 over complaints about how X's algorithm recommends content to users and gathers data, the prosecutor's office said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The department started issuing warnings for noncompliant buildings last April but was only sending summonses to those that had more than 30 apartments and exceeded four warnings.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
21 Jan. 2026
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The documents appear to show that Andrew forwarded Epstein reports about Vietnam, Singapore and other places, which he had been sent in relation to an official trip.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this week, after lawmakers said the names of several high-profile figures had been concealed in the documents without clear legal reasons, the department also moved to un-redact more than a dozen additional names.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2022
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After hours of House of Commons debate, a vote was averted when the government gave in to lawmakers' anger and agreed that the Intelligence and Security Committee would decide what papers should be published, rather than a senior civil servant as Starmer had proposed.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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The proposal would ban the sale and distribution of single-use plastic water bottles and paper cartons of still water under one gallon in the eastern portion of the county, from Donner Summit to North Lake Tahoe.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Then, in 2012, a process server sued Hadder, claiming he was assaulted and wrongfully arrested while trying to serve a subpoena.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Both Bill and Hillary Clinton’s agreement to testify before the committee came at the eleventh hour, as the House prepared to hold them in contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena for their testimony.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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Filers could see bigger tax refunds For the 2026 filing season, the size of tax refunds has been a key political topic with the midterm elections approaching.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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At the time of the company’s IPO, Once Upon a Farm boasted $200 million in annual sales, according to its S-1 filing, and sold its products across 19,000 stores.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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