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Recent Examples of defund
In Schachter’s view, the Trump White House’s attempt to defund NPR and PBS is part of a wider effort to control information and clamp down on independent news coverage.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the budget process, the Senate amended the bill that would defund the program to halve the cut, to $1.4 million.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Former prosecutor Kamala Harris praised the movement to defund the police.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Some standouts include a nearly 15-hour filibuster by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., for gun control legislation in 2016, and a more than 21-hour effort by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to defund the Affordable Care Act in 2013.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the budget process, the Senate amended the bill that would defund the program to halve the cut, to $1.4 million.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Former prosecutor Kamala Harris praised the movement to defund the police.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Some standouts include a nearly 15-hour filibuster by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., for gun control legislation in 2016, and a more than 21-hour effort by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to defund the Affordable Care Act in 2013.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defund
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Obtaining funding was another significant challenge, particularly in dealing with the way gender often influences who receives investment money.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The battle over Pope Francis’ reforms opened with a coordinated attack against guidance that eased restrictions on divorced and remarried parishioners receiving communion.—
Liam Adams,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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From here on out, Cam is pretty much tripping balls every day for the rest of his life, subsisting for the first few weeks on a bulk purchase from Lump.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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Pulling a cannonball There are a lot of baby boomers — among the most populous of generations — who are dependent on Social Security to augment their savings or merely to subsist.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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