as in to dislike
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As an ideological tenet, Democratic legislators dislike cutting those enhancements to balance the budget, which is why increasing taxes was repeatedly mentioned during last week’s hearings.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026 -
As an ideological tenet, Democratic legislators dislike cutting those enhancements to balance the budget, which is why increasing taxes was repeatedly mentioned during last week’s hearings.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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My comment addressed agitators approaching law enforcement with a gun and refusing to disarm.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Judge Marrus, however, refused to back down.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Supervisors Shanti Landon, Anthony DeMattei and Suzanne Jones made up the three votes rejecting the loan.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kaiser flatly rejects the notion that the strike is about anything other than reimbursement.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Immigration was a brighter spot then; in February 2025, 50% approved and 41% disapproved.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Democrats want to streamline their demands for ICE reforms, many of which appear to enjoy wide public support as polls show Americans disapprove of the crackdown by wide margins.—
Dave Goldiner,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The philanthropic organization has denied any business partnership or personal relationship with Epstein.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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The congresswoman has consistently denied any wrongdoing, but has not entered a plea in the criminal case.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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While multiple sources familiar with the holiday events deny online rumors that Mar-a-Lago threatened to revoke the memberships of guests who took photos of Barron over the holidays, insiders tell PEOPLE that there's an unspoken rule about how to treat the most private member of the first family.—
Linda Marx,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Colbert was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Orleans Parish in May, after a judge revoked her probation in a similar but unrelated case.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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The letter proposes that Jackson County withhold all funding allotted toward the Chiefs.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Once that happens, the entire loan becomes due immediately, and the government has the legal right to ask your employer to withhold part of your paycheck.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Managing their consequences required, among other things, the development of the administrative state that so many conservatives currently deplore.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Foreign policy as civic mirror The statements from the Trump administration about Venezuela revive habits Washington once deplored: sovereignty managed through fear, pressure enforced by economic asphyxiation, domination smoothed over with promises of kindness.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Frown (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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