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decalogues

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plural of decalogue

as in laws

a collection or system of rules of conduct the decalogue for scouting known as the Scout Oath

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The Maryland Data Privacy Act was one of several laws passed in this year's legislative session aimed at curbing federal immigration enforcement in the state.

— Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
In response, the CFTC has said that the Commodity Exchange Act gives it sole power over swaps and futures contracts, preempting state laws.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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Competitions have been created and then shelved within a few years, constitutions adopted and then rewritten, and the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the oldest domestic tournament in Pakistan, was trimmed from 18 teams to 10 for the 2025-26 edition.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The federal and state constitutions prohibit government from facilitating this sort of discrimination.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

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The Irish will always be able to run the ball, but without those two cheat codes, more pressure falls on Carr and another group of unproven receivers to make chunk plays.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Today, those identification codes are printed on a product’s packaging, separate from the barcode.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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