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The measure has some exceptions, such as undercover operations, SCUBA teams, bomb squads, and SWAT teams, but broadly bans masks.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026 -
The law bans fees on the tax or tip portions of customers’ bills.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rheinmetall values excludes frame and utilization nomination.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Social Security deduction excludes both very low and higher earners.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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This eliminates broad, flat sidewalls to deliver the wind-shedding performance for which dome tents are known.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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Your cheeks, forehead and jawline stay off the pillow, which eliminates the mechanical folding that creates sleep wrinkles over time.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The seeds and surrounding juices inside uncooked tomatoes can be slightly bitter and astringent, so squeeze them out before chopping the flesh (this also prevents the sauce from getting too watery).—
Claire Saffitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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This prevents overcooking and ultimately results in juicier kebabs.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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And to me, that’s very alien to imagine that the Universe could be not following some laws, that there isn’t some set of rules out there that determines what really happens?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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None of this rules out an agreement on Chinese investments in the US as part of a broader trade deal.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The bill prohibits agencies, including the police, from sharing sensitive information with federal immigration enforcement agents.—
Evangeline Chan,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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These are two distinct legal collection mechanisms, and nothing in federal law prohibits a creditor from using both at once.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Litigation brought by five Maryland independents is also challenging the constitutionality of a primary system that shuts out the very voters who fund it.—
Terry Lierman,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2026
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That shuts out about 70 percent of the middle class, not to mention all of those households who earn less than $53,000.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Blacklists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklists. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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