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Recent Examples of defund
But House Republicans rejected that plan, arguing that the bill would be caving to Democratic demands to defund the president's immigration agenda.
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Stefan Becket, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Such cuts would defund Florida Forever, severely limiting the state’s ability to protect priority conservation lands and undermining administrative and staffing capacity.
—Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Some conservative politicians have pushed to defund NPR and PBS for reasons ranging from concerns of bias to wasteful spending.
—Corey Hutchins, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The move to defund the program, which benefitted many Cuban children fleeing communism, has sparked outcry from South Florida political and religious leaders — including members of the president’s own party.
—Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Stefan Becket, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Such cuts would defund Florida Forever, severely limiting the state’s ability to protect priority conservation lands and undermining administrative and staffing capacity.
—Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Some conservative politicians have pushed to defund NPR and PBS for reasons ranging from concerns of bias to wasteful spending.
—Corey Hutchins, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The move to defund the program, which benefitted many Cuban children fleeing communism, has sparked outcry from South Florida political and religious leaders — including members of the president’s own party.
—Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Promoted by locals, hotels, and restaurants, the club has inducted more than 8,600 members, each receiving a T-shirt, certificate, and a round of applause.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The loan debt, however, remained on the Grove project’s books — though that entity never received the funds, Brooks said.—
Jay Weaver
June 6,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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But what if their financial defenses run short of cash, or the model on which the entire AI industry subsists founders?—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Fed on moral scraps, the child must find her own meaning on which to subsist.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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