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Cavanaugh’s allies have accused Powell’s backers of trying to buy the election, while Powell has targeted Cavanaugh over his decision to run while occupying a key Democratic seat in the state’s majority-Republican legislature.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
12 May 2026 -
Saigon Street Food will take up 7,558 square feet in the shopping mall, occupying two storefronts.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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Israel tried to take over Gaza City before in this war, besieging it and launching raids in its streets, but tens of thousands of people remained.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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And while politicians know that there are costs to besieging an independent central bank – financial markets may react negatively or inflation may flare up – short-term control of a powerful policy tool can prove irresistible.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
26 Aug. 2025
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Atlantic piracy had reached its peak, blockading the port of Charleston and choking off trade routes from the Caribbean to Long Island.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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On Thursday, though, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf – who is leading negotiations for Tehran and has emerged as the key voice of the Iranian government – ridiculed the notion of blockading Iran, pointing to the country’s extensive land and maritime borders.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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“Garrisoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrisoning. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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