logrolling

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Recent Examples of logrolling This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist. Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023 Our logrolling, our stumps and their politics, our fisheries, our Negroes and Indians, our boasts and our repudiations, the wrath of rogues and the pusillanimity of honest men, the northern trade, the southern planting, the western clearing, Oregon, and Texas, are yet unsung. Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022 Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling. BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019 Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill. Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019 This is political logrolling disguised as public necessity. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019 Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves? Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017 In many democracies, of course, logrolling is neither rare nor necessarily bad. Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016
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Noun
  • The team agreed to acquire wing Aaron Wiggins from the Thunder in exchange for two second-round picks, according to a person familiar with the situation.
    Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 22 June 2026
  • The Dream acquired Reese from the Chicago Sky in April in exchange for Atlanta’s first-round picks in 2027 and 2028.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • Other leagues have a collective-bargaining agreement in which rules and infractions are agreed upon in collaboration with the players.
    Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Pavel has bargaining power because of his 30-goal season, the rising cap and the Bruins’ lack of center supply.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Though the Hauler is in the same class as long-haul trucks, Cohen said its primary use case will be for shorter, back-and-forth journeys.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • But this was still a solid little back-and-forth between Kotsay and the ump.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Like the Marrakech souks, Chatuchak is a full sensory experience of loud music, the smell of Thai street food and a buzzing, barter-friendly atmosphere.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
  • Yet under the current barter model, none of this can be priced, traded, or reinvested.
    Tejpaul Bhatia, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Make the easy swap to Softy Straws reusable straws for everyday convenience.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • Pair that with the seasonal swap above and a quick re-audit whenever your life changes, like a new job or a move.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Interim Ohio Republican Attorney General Andy Wilson expressed relief that DeWine didn't choose to use commutations and that his office will continue working to uphold the current law.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • In Wells, after accepting the commutation, the defendant-petitioner argued that the president possessed the authority to issue only absolute pardons, not conditional ones, and that the petitioner’s acceptance of the conditional pardon was made under duress.
    Robert Radick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Security lines moved smoothly and fans would head toward the concession trucks, offering $11 slices and $7 water.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • It should be noted, as well as Leno having an In-N-Out Cookout truck on site at his Burbank garage to serve Biden lunch during his visit, the former President did pay for a number of the kids’ ice creams as well as his own and Leno’s at Handel’s.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Restricting the key waterway, which is crucial to the world's oil supply and has become one of the main points of negotiation in the war, comes amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, according to Iran's top military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central ‌Headquarters.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 21 June 2026
  • District officials said compensation increases for all employee groups were approved together as part of the same negotiations process.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 June 2026

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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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