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as in walks over
to show contempt for
one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite
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as in isolates
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street
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Krikorian said a more traditional law enforcement approach should trade street sweeps for a greater focus on worksite enforcement – something Homan has advocated for, but which Trump disdains.
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White supremacy, which is very much alive in the land — turn on the news — disdains every people of color.
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The Beats Studio Pro isolates your music using adaptive active noise cancelling and 360-degree Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking.
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For clear voice communication, each earbud has a dual-microphone system paired with an AI noise reduction algorithm that isolates the wearer’s voice from ambient sound in the background.
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Decked out in Vikings helmets, Norway jerseys and shirts, and even a few with face paint, the Norwegian fans’ chants reverberated at Citi Field.
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In one study, children ages 7-12 were aware that their parents’ own use of safety items like seat belts, bicycle helmets and sunscreen were significantly less common than the parents’ expectations for the child to use them.
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There’s this dynamic early on in the film where the audience, seeing things from Jessie’s perspective, really hates Lily and look at her as a villain.
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Everybody hates Israel because of this.
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Yet the Kremlin rejects the allegations and denies wrongdoing there.
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The Israel Prison Service rejects allegations of abuse, starvation, or denial of medical treatment.
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The officers cuffed the survivors with plastic restraints, placed hoods on their heads and demanded that no one speak, according to the fishermen.
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Police said dozens of people climbed onto a row of school buses parked in Times Square after shuttling fans to the World Cup in New Jersey, then ripped off hoods and smashed windshields before igniting one of the buses.
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Cutting short the New York Health Act is a shame and disrespects our elders, let alone others with disabilities.
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In contrast, his wife, Chandravati, is selfish as a daughter-in-law and disrespects Swasthani, leading to enormous misery for her.
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Amid rising travel costs, Nguyen prioritizes travel in her budget and cuts expenses elsewhere.
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If the business stabilizes, cuts costs, sells an underperforming division, or improves capital allocation, the stock can re-rate quickly.
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