Hwang loudly calls out the flaw of democracy that allows the barest of majorities to subject all to nightmarish policies — even more nightmarish for those who voted against them.
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Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Congress passed the law that led to its creation based on its power under the Constitution’s spending clause, which allows Congress to subject federal funds to certain requirements.
This past season, nearly a quarter of fans who bet during the game wagered on who would win, with the average bet nearly $26; 15% of in-game bets were on the handicap, also at nearly a $26 per bet average, and 12% on the total score, with an average bet close to $36.
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Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2025
However, bettors seem inclined to wager bigger on Abdul-Malik, who has 78 percent of the handle.
Gary Arant, a board member representing Valley Center, worried the move could jeopardize the water authority’s credit rating, which can increase interest rates for borrowing.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2025
The Trump administration has also been jeopardizing critical Arctic alliances.
Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.
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Peter Barrett,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.
These strikes were precise and limited—aimed not at the Iranian people, but at the violent ideology that endangers them too.
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Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Only in the contiguous United States did citizens require high-budget movies to understand the chain of events by which the war might endanger their homes.
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