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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 40 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 Wasatch Property Management v. Degrate.

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1 Wasatch Property Management v. Degrate Anchor
cal · 2005
green “when attempting to ascertain the ordinary, usual meaning of a word, courts appropriately refer to the dictionary definition of that word.” 14
2 Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. v. City of Rancho Cordova
cal · 2007
green “in interpreting ceqa, we accord the guidelines great weight except where they are clearly unauthorized or erroneous.” 13

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

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