as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
longtime residents resented the preemption of their urban neighborhood by this influx of affluent yuppies
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Recent Examples of preemption
In March—not long after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appeared with Donald Trump at the White House to announce a data center initiative—OpenAI sent a set of policy proposals to the White House, which included a federal preemption of state laws.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 June 2025
There is bipartisan agreement about the need for federal preemption of state AI regulations and there is also bipartisan opposition to such a federal moratorium.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
At large, federal preemption of stronger state privacy laws hurts everyone, Hayley Tsukayama, associate director of legislative activism at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, wrote in a blog post earlier this month.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
No specific preemption law With multiple federal courts having ruled that the state laws are not preempted by existing US laws and regulations, ISPs' best chance at preemption is probably for Congress to implement a nationwide preemption law.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 June 2025
There is bipartisan agreement about the need for federal preemption of state AI regulations and there is also bipartisan opposition to such a federal moratorium.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
At large, federal preemption of stronger state privacy laws hurts everyone, Hayley Tsukayama, associate director of legislative activism at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, wrote in a blog post earlier this month.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
No specific preemption law With multiple federal courts having ruled that the state laws are not preempted by existing US laws and regulations, ISPs' best chance at preemption is probably for Congress to implement a nationwide preemption law.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preemption
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Performance Food Group — Shares rallied 8% after Bloomberg News reported , citing people familiar with the matter, that U.S. Foods is considering a takeover of the food distributor.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Other recent takeovers have included Blue Bunny ice cream parent Wells Enterprises and the U.S. confectionery business of Nestlé.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The original text of the Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act called for the NASA administrator and the Smithsonian to jointly develop a plan for moving Discovery prior to appropriations being made by Congress.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 July 2025
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The new $5 million appropriation from the state is meant to enable UCSD to introduce a public health program at Southwestern as early as next year.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2025
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Since moving into his new home, Frankie has had ongoing health issues, including a seizure that led to vet visits, blood tests, and scans.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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In making arrests, the federal government allegedly went against both immigration laws and the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, the plaintiffs argue.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In 2020, Patinkin narrated a video for the New Israel Fund opposing the annexation of the West Bank.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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Trump has expressed similar annexation desires about Canada and Greenland.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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“Preemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preemption. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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