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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 39 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 Sawyers v. Norton.

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1 Sawyers v. Norton Anchor
ca10 · 2020
green “issues not raised in the opening brief are deemed abandoned or waived.” 32
2 Sierra Club v. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
ca10 · 2016
green “we generally do not consider arguments raised for the first time in a reply brief.” 7

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