as in high court
the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Recent Examples of supreme court
That would mean the state supreme court’s decision rejecting religious charter schools would remain.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The supreme court could render a decision on whether Bar remains in office, and for how long, based on technical issues.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
So that court is unlikely to tolerate the state supreme court’s violation of the Constitution.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 14 Apr. 2025
President Trump first waded into the issue of IVF on the campaign trail when the Alabama supreme court upheld a couple’s wrongful death claims against an IVF clinic that accidentally destroyed their frozen embryos.
—Ashley E. McGuire, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The supreme court could render a decision on whether Bar remains in office, and for how long, based on technical issues.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
So that court is unlikely to tolerate the state supreme court’s violation of the Constitution.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 14 Apr. 2025
President Trump first waded into the issue of IVF on the campaign trail when the Alabama supreme court upheld a couple’s wrongful death claims against an IVF clinic that accidentally destroyed their frozen embryos.
—Ashley E. McGuire, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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The trial took place one month before the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling expanding the scope of presidential immunity, and Trump's lawyers have argued that the evidence would have not been permitted based on the high court's ruling.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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The high court ruling was not unlike the justices’ decision on May 19 that allowed the administration to revoke deportation protections and work permits for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in Florida and other states with Temporary Protected Status granted during the Biden presidency.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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In 2004, Kehoe was selected to lead a team of lawyers and investigators who advised a special tribunal that prosecuted former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The three-strong tribunal of former Supreme Court judges Lords Mance and Neuberger and leading international arbitrator Michael Crane was asked to rule on two disputes.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Greeks are famously late-night eaters and known to occupy every available space at bars, beaches and benches waiting for their city to cool down.—
Elinda Labropoulou,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Concrete surfaces: Lightning can travel through metal bars or wires in concrete.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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