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Part of what drove me to write this book was the realization that sustainable food is politicized, elitist, and riddled with misperceptions. — Sean Illing, Vox, "The climate crisis and the end of the golden era of food choice," 24 June 2019 Another intelligence politicized as a weapon against their opponents. — Fox News, "President Trump talks Kavanaugh controversy, Russia probe," 20 Sep. 2018 Politicized Markets On top of all these factors, oil markets are also becoming increasingly politicized, potentially adding to volatility. — Stanley Reed, New York Times, "Saudi Arabia Promised More Oil. So Why Are Prices Rising?," 4 July 2018 Earlier Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said elevating Cain and Moore to the Fed would risk politicizing the nation’s central bank and endangering the economy. — Alan Fram, The Seattle Times, "McConnell won’t say if Senate would back Herman Cain for Fed," 12 Apr. 2019 This option is telemedicine, which is legal in some areas though also increasingly restricted and politicized. — SELF, "The Complicated Reality of Buying Abortion Pills Online," 8 Apr. 2019 Russia accused its critics of overly politicizing the vote and campaigning to discredit Prokopchuk, calling him a respected professional. — Angela Charlton, The Seattle Times, "Interpol’s flaws exposed in US-Russia fight over presidency," 21 Nov. 2018 This is the fault of Bret Weinstein for politicizing the issue. — Fox News, "Trump calls on DOJ to look into 2016 campaign surveillance," 27 May 2018 Democrats immediately condemned her remarks, which came a week after 17 people were killed at a high school in Parkland, Fla., and called on her to apologize for politicizing gun tragedies. — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, "Congresswoman Says Many Mass Murderers ‘End Up Being Democrats’," 21 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'politicize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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