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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 10 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 State v. Lilyblad.

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1 State v. Lilyblad Anchor
wash · 2008
green “may not interpret any part of a statute as meaningless or superfluous.” 4
2 State v. MacKenzie
washctapp · 2002
neutral “when a statute or regulation is adopted to clarify an internal inconsistency to help it conform to its original intent, it may properly be retroactive as curative.” 3
3 State v. R.J.
washctapp · 2004
neutral “but the rule of lenity does not apply where statutes can be reconciled in a way that reflects the legislature's clear intent.” 3

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