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as in natures
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others the question of whether violent conflict is part of the constitution of human society
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as in laws
a collection or system of rules of conduct our society's constitution requires that every member in good standing pay yearly dues
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as in acts
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature the constitution against murder is universal among civilized societies
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Recent Examples of constitutions Homeowner preferences hard-coded into state constitutions decades ago now further sustain the gerontocracy. —
Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026 Leaders of several former Soviet republics, including Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, have previously used new or amended constitutions to revise statutory term limits. —ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 Encouraged and frightened by the events at Naples, other sovereigns granted constitutions. —Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026 Founding Father James Madison included this important bulwark against governmental overreaching in his introductory draft of the Bill of Rights, and it was then incorporated into the United States Constitution and many of the individual state constitutions. —Barbara Jaffe, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026 And there are other countries that have constitutions. —Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 According to the ancient texts, distress and diseases (like infertility) occur when our doshas—the body’s three basic constitutions—fall out of harmony. —Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026 During the same time, progressive states were adopting constitutions holding government systems directly accountable to voters. —Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026 Thirty-seven states have Blaine Amendments in their constitutions. —Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026 Leaders of several former Soviet republics, including Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, have previously used new or amended constitutions to revise statutory term limits. —ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 Encouraged and frightened by the events at Naples, other sovereigns granted constitutions. —Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026 Founding Father James Madison included this important bulwark against governmental overreaching in his introductory draft of the Bill of Rights, and it was then incorporated into the United States Constitution and many of the individual state constitutions. —Barbara Jaffe, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026 And there are other countries that have constitutions. —Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 According to the ancient texts, distress and diseases (like infertility) occur when our doshas—the body’s three basic constitutions—fall out of harmony. —Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026 During the same time, progressive states were adopting constitutions holding government systems directly accountable to voters. —Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026 Thirty-seven states have Blaine Amendments in their constitutions. —Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different natures are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, and that there are probably even more undiscovered moons to add to the 29 already known around Uranus.— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Last month, a Los Angeles jury found social media giants Meta and Google failed to warn children about the addictive natures of their platforms.— Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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The trend also comes at a time when weight-loss medications are on the rise, more ultra-thin physiques appear to dominate red carpets and some social media users have built platforms off the outward pursuit of thinness.— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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Thanks in part to Ozempic, thin is back in, with once-plus-size celebrities sporting svelter physiques, and some already-slim stars now verging on gaunt.— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
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The indictment also charges Meade and West each with one count of conspiracy to obstruct and defeat the Internal Revenue Service, five counts of attempts to interfere with administration of internal revenue laws and seven counts of aiding or assisting the filing of false documents, officials said.— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
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The humbling end to a mercifully brief career should be a warning to anyone else who might try to get elected by brazenly flouting the disclosure laws.— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
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And yet this series of antisemitic criminal acts has also strengthened the resolve of some of those affected.— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said the 21-year-old D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14 and mutilating a body.— Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Rotterdam is what happens when a city in the midst of transformation adapts to change without losing any reverence for its former selves.— Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026
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This is our opportunity to show our real selves and be together.— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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The results were colorful, bursting with shapes and patterns, but often totally bizarre.— Gabe Montesanti, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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Now in its 10th year in the Golden State, TinyFest brings together dozens of homebuilders and merchants who showcase the concept, their many shapes and forms, all in one place.— Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
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Yet sentiments like Brock’s are being repeated across California and the US, where hostility to battery farms has scuttled projects as residents and local officials sue to overturn government approvals or enact ordinances to ban the facilities or restrict where they can be built.— Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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Textbooks, flags, legal ordinances, school and street names, grave markers, popular songs, the names of trees—all of these gave oxygen to a lie.— Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
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Schneider gave a shout-out to his scouting staff for doing the work to uncover the type of personalities the Seahawks would be acquiring.— Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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For the very first time, Rina and Serasi stepped onto their outdoor habitat — and their personalities were already on full display.— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Constitutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/constitutions. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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