supreme court

noun

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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 Sanft will have 30 days to file a notice of intent to appeal after sentencing and another four months to file with the supreme court. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Nor did the attorney who represented Malosso in his supreme court appeal. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 No changes to the state supreme court bench are happening in Kansas' future. — Saige Miller, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 Last year, a coalition of leaders of some of the state’s biggest law firms wrote a letter to the state supreme court backing IOLTA funding for civil legal services. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for supreme court
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  • The high court late Wednesday declined to intervene, without comment, clearing the way for the execution.
    — JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the high court's 7-2 decision in 2019 that the removal of Black prospective jurors deprived Flowers of a fair trial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • In Canada, when an Air Canada chatbot invented a bereavement-fare policy, the airline argued the bot was a separate entity responsible for its own actions; the tribunal called the submission remarkable and made the airline pay.
    — Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, while posturing as the guardian of a democratic transition, governed through massacres and military tribunals.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Within a tight radius there’s an ever-increasing collection of boutiques, full-service spas and wellness facilities, Pilates studios, cafes, bars and restaurants featuring fare from around the globe.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Sox’s pitching plans are a daily mystery, and worries over Grant Taylor’s right arm falling off have become nightly debates in South Side bars.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
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