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Example sentences for: upheld

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The Pacifica court upheld a ban on "indecency"--George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" monologue--on radio and television broadcasts "when there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience."
Despite the fact that this synonymy is one that the courts have repeatedly upheld, no dictionary is willing to define Webster's simply as `dictionary.
French fans, having been accused of insufficient zeal, upheld the traditional World Cup post-championship traditions of screaming, yelling, mobbing streets, and causing traffic accidents.
Court of Appeals threw out the fine but upheld the expulsion.
"Under the best-case scenario - if IOLTA is upheld - we are projecting a $1.