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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Densley v. Department of Retirement Systems.

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1 Densley v. Department of Retirement Systems Anchor
wash · 2007
green “when the legislature uses two different terms in the same statute, courts presume the legislature intends the terms to have different meanings.” 4
2 Densley v. Department of Retirement Systems
wash · 2007
green “when the legislature uses two different terms in the same statute, courts presume the legislature intends the terms to have different meanings.” 4

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