as in governments
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
the United States has no jurisdiction over Cuba
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The New York Times reported that the pandemic caused global supply chain issues at a time when more jurisdictions were buying trucks.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Other jurisdictions around California are also asking the same questions to try to reduce costs to reduce affordable housing costs, McCarty said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Litigation outcomes could also become inconsistent as courts across different jurisdictions apply varying standards to determine platform liability.
—Daryl Lim, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
The bill that failed this year would have allowed local jurisdictions to adopt such eviction policies.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2025
More jurisdictions could take legal action soon.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Insurance prices were rising not because costs were going up, but because insurance companies needed to squeeze more profits out of the affordable housing sector to cover losses in other jurisdictions.
—John A. Crotty, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
San Diego County’s local jurisdictions accounted for more than 335,000 additional acres in those zones.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
In both jurisdictions, sites now face government efforts to shut them down — and grass-roots efforts to keep them open.
—Ian Willms, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Other jurisdictions around California are also asking the same questions to try to reduce costs to reduce affordable housing costs, McCarty said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Litigation outcomes could also become inconsistent as courts across different jurisdictions apply varying standards to determine platform liability.
—Daryl Lim, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
The bill that failed this year would have allowed local jurisdictions to adopt such eviction policies.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2025
More jurisdictions could take legal action soon.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Insurance prices were rising not because costs were going up, but because insurance companies needed to squeeze more profits out of the affordable housing sector to cover losses in other jurisdictions.
—John A. Crotty, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
San Diego County’s local jurisdictions accounted for more than 335,000 additional acres in those zones.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
In both jurisdictions, sites now face government efforts to shut them down — and grass-roots efforts to keep them open.
—Ian Willms, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Jurisdictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurisdictions. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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