Examples of defund in a Sentence
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The Kentucky House has voted to defund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices at public universities.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
The ‘defund the police’ mentality has sympathies on the current board.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024
There's police executives around the United States that will tell you that defund the police is over.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
This is the Black experience, as many of our gains as a community historically come from the heroes who dared to boycott the bus or defund the police.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2024
DeSantis signs bill to defund DEI programs at Florida’s public colleges
The memo, first reported by the campus newspaper the Alligator, was an abrupt sign of the impact the state law will have.
—Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
All within the past two months, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a proposal to defund and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public universities, asking each school to submit a list of programs and classes related to DEI and critical race theory.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
Her subsequent votes have been to defund the government, default on our national debt, and vote against all of the incredible infrastructure bills that have brought billions in funding back to North Texas.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Often, lawmakers can force at least brief debate during the budget process by offering amendments to effectively defund the state’s ability to carry out executions — even if bills to repeal it outright are ignored.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
The ‘defund the police’ mentality has sympathies on the current board.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024
There's police executives around the United States that will tell you that defund the police is over.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
This is the Black experience, as many of our gains as a community historically come from the heroes who dared to boycott the bus or defund the police.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2024
DeSantis signs bill to defund DEI programs at Florida’s public colleges
The memo, first reported by the campus newspaper the Alligator, was an abrupt sign of the impact the state law will have.
—Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
All within the past two months, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a proposal to defund and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public universities, asking each school to submit a list of programs and classes related to DEI and critical race theory.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
Her subsequent votes have been to defund the government, default on our national debt, and vote against all of the incredible infrastructure bills that have brought billions in funding back to North Texas.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Often, lawmakers can force at least brief debate during the budget process by offering amendments to effectively defund the state’s ability to carry out executions — even if bills to repeal it outright are ignored.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
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First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined above
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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