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Recent Examples of governmental
From there, Abkowitz said, it could be expanded to encompass a wider range of qualifying incomes and non-governmental partner agencies.
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture and other governmental entities have cost-share funding programs to help some farmers.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Milei pledged to end Argentina’s track record of rampant inflation with major spending cuts and governmental reforms, but some of his agenda cannot be achieved without more legislative power, according to experts.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
While the number of visas for private sector workers is capped at 85,000 per year—a limit which has been unchanged since 2005—certain employers, including those at certain universities, nonprofits, and governmental agencies, are exempt.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Lior Amihai, executive director of Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organization that advocates for a two-state solution and monitors the expansion of settlements and violence in the West Bank, told CNN the situation there has never been so dire.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Critics of the law, however, argue that governmental restrictions on personal relationships may overstep the state's role.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Cancelling all skeptics was Democrat policy – the Orwellian censorship was being enforced by, among other governmental agencies, the FBI.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture and other governmental entities have cost-share funding programs to help some farmers.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Milei pledged to end Argentina’s track record of rampant inflation with major spending cuts and governmental reforms, but some of his agenda cannot be achieved without more legislative power, according to experts.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
While the number of visas for private sector workers is capped at 85,000 per year—a limit which has been unchanged since 2005—certain employers, including those at certain universities, nonprofits, and governmental agencies, are exempt.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Lior Amihai, executive director of Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organization that advocates for a two-state solution and monitors the expansion of settlements and violence in the West Bank, told CNN the situation there has never been so dire.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Critics of the law, however, argue that governmental restrictions on personal relationships may overstep the state's role.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Cancelling all skeptics was Democrat policy – the Orwellian censorship was being enforced by, among other governmental agencies, the FBI.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governmental
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On Wednesday, the official Miss Universe Vietnam account on Instagram issued the announcement, confirming that Nguyen — also known by her stage name Huong Giang Idol — will represent Vietnam at the 2025 pageant, slated to be held in Thailand beginning November 21.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
25 Sep. 2025
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The capsule is now available on Fabletics’ official website and stores across the globe.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The federal government is set to run out of money at midnight on Oct 1, the end of the fiscal year, unless members of Congress overcome partisan differences to strike a deal to pass a funding bill.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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If there is a shutdown, federal workers will not be paid, and federal buildings will close as Congress works to pass a deal to reopen the shuttered government.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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Previous reporting by The Current and ProPublica revealed that was due to glitches in the digital platform people must use to enroll, chronic understaffing in the state agency charged with enrollment help and a maze of bureaucratic red tape.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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In a Senate Small Business Committee field hearing, Western North Carolina leaders called for reform to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan programs, saying a bureaucratic and convoluted system delayed recovery.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Boise’s municipal airport expansion and terminal improvement project is pegged at no more than $700 million to be complete by 2029.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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Abbas, as the head of the Palestinian Authority, has been at odds with Hamas since the Islamist militants won municipal elections and forced their more moderate rivals out of Gaza in 2007.—
Andrea Mitchell,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nguyen said his office has avoided fee increases and kept costs low by automating administrative tasks and incorporating new technology such as an AI chatbot, which has significantly reduced call volume.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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The first major updates in the last decade to the building code went into effect earlier this month after a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in July limited a key legislative committee's ability to indefinitely block administrative rules.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The movie hits a timely note as Pynchon is famous for sending up nefarious quasi-government organisations in his novels and director Paul Thomas Anderson continues that theme on screen.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In Egypt, pro-government news outlets already have trumpeted the case as proof that Soliman was leading a secret Brotherhood cell in America.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Moldova’s Parliamentary Election The latest developments add to tensions ahead of Moldova’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, which Sandu this week said Moscow was trying to influence through voter bribery, disinformation campaigns and violent provocations.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Now the government is organizing parliamentary elections, but the electoral process will be indirect and tightly controlled; a third of parliament’s seats will be appointed by the presidency.—
Sam Heller,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rene Gomez, the civic engagement coordinator with the Farmworkers Association of Florida, said many workers who receive H-1B visas are mistreated by their employers through harassment, wage theft, and safety concerns, which are difficult to report because of their immigration status.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Milwaukee education and civic leaders are creating two structures to pursue reading improvement in ways that haven’t been tried before.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governmental. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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