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Products governed by a trade deal with Canada and Mexico also were excluded.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026 -
His defense attorneys argued media coverage has been largely prejudicial to Robinson and requested that cameras be excluded from the courtroom.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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However, the lawsuit states the autopsy report omitted references to physical injuries on her body, such as bruising and contusions.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The agencies were largely omitted from last week's funding legislation because Democrats refused to back immigration enforcement funding without reforms after federal agents killed two American citizens earlier this year.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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Trump has repeatedly said, including in a briefing immediately following the shooting, that the 20,000-square-foot addition would have prevented a would-be shooter from getting close to him.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The man reportedly told others to move out of the way just before the tree fell, which the people said likely prevented more of them from being hit.—
Kathryn Prociv,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Logging is prohibited, planes must obey minimum altitude limits when flying over it, and motorized boats are limited to certain areas.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Anything that could be used as a weapon or cause harm is prohibited.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Left (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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