as in high court
the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The entirety of that donation, like those before it, will go toward keeping ESA recipients in the school of their choosing, ensuring they are not harmed by the state supreme court’s decision last fall.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
On January 8, a huge mob of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the three branches of government: the presidential palace, the congress, and the supreme court.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
The Wisconsin supreme court ruled that Act 10 was constitutional in 2014.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The entirety of that donation, like those before it, will go toward keeping ESA recipients in the school of their choosing, ensuring they are not harmed by the state supreme court’s decision last fall.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
On January 8, a huge mob of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the three branches of government: the presidential palace, the congress, and the supreme court.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
The Wisconsin supreme court ruled that Act 10 was constitutional in 2014.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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The case dragged on until September 1972, when the Israeli high court denied him citizenship.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Wisconsin’s high court will maintain a liberal majority after Crawford’s win and will likely determine redistricting for the Badger State ahead of midterm elections and the 2028 presidential race.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, in a ruling, the tribunal has now rejected the government's request.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Before that vote took place, City warned their fellow Premier League sides not to vote through any changes to the rules until the tribunal had delivered its full verdict in relation to their first legal challenge.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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About midway through, his character, searching for a trafficked young woman, poses as a drug dealer looking to score a connection with a local kingpin holding court in the backroom of a biker bar.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The judge sentenced the former G-Unit rapper to 30 days behind bars.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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