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The system favoured by the new Coach appears to have no space for the Brazil native, who has played just four minutes since Thiago Motta was sacked.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025 -
The vast majority are unceremoniously sacked after losing their grip.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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When Trump fired 17 inspectors general across a range of federal agencies in January, those working for the Treasury Department were not among the ones axed.—
William Turton,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Big Story Supreme Court considers reviving fuel producers’ suit The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case that could revive a bid by fuel producers to axe California’s clean car standards.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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He's promised to remove taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and continue tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy, passed during his first term.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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But DeShields has struggled to find consistent minutes since undergoing spinal surgery to remove a tumor in 2019, then suffering a knee injury that sidelined her for the entire 2023 season.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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Rodgers, 41, continues to weigh his options, which include signing with the quarterback-needy Steelers or retiring after 20 NFL seasons.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Deputy Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Lawlor will retire at the end of his most recent term at the end of June, state officials said Tuesday.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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This post-conflict version of China would become increasingly ostracized.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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More news: 49ers' All-Pro Trent Williams Has Made Decision on Retirement The emails showcased Gruden using racist, misogynistic, and homophobic slurs, resulting in him being ostracized from the NFL completely.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Over at the Department of the Interior, the US Geological Survey would see its renewable energy programs terminated, as well.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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In wake of the incident, Holt was terminated from her contract with Boston Consulting Group, the firm said in a statement to the Journal Sentinel.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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In recent years, that has been a way for prestigious acts to get in after having been previously shut out in voting.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Statements about the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and the Muslim population in her native Spain soon left her shut out of the awards race entirely (and hindering the chances of everyone involved in Emilia Pérez).—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2025
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Attempts to dispossess majority indigenous populations are usually violent themselves, however, and almost always run up against resistance.—
Tamir Sorek,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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Central took the overtime opening kickoff but were dispossessed by Pacific Ridge center middlefielder Nick Axelson, who pushed the ball into the Spartans’ side of the pitch.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Defenestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrate. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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