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This one might look more like 2019 or 2013, when Democrats refused GOP demands to increase border wall funding or defund Obamacare.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
But the moves to defund and reshape science in recent months – as well as heightened scrutiny of international students and researchers applying for visas – have already affected academic labs and left lasting uncertainties for scientists.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Miki Zohar threatened in a statement to defund the awards academy.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego criticized Congress for voting to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in a speech during last night’s Emmy Awards.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
But the moves to defund and reshape science in recent months – as well as heightened scrutiny of international students and researchers applying for visas – have already affected academic labs and left lasting uncertainties for scientists.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Miki Zohar threatened in a statement to defund the awards academy.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego criticized Congress for voting to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in a speech during last night’s Emmy Awards.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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