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Six example sentences with federal, each labelled with its topic.
Because the shipment crossed three state lines, the case left the county courthouse and became a federal prosecution.
Law
Each province collects its own school tax, while defense and the currency remain federal responsibilities funded from the national budget.
Economics
The governors wanted highway money without conditions, but the federal department attached the same rules to every state that accepted it.
Politics
The federal central bank sets the base rate, and every state bank follows within the hour.
Finance
Federal buildings in the capital follow one shared style, with granite steps and a columned front.
Architecture
Federal rules on river pollution override the looser state standard wherever the two disagree.
Environment
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