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Recent Examples of logrolling
This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
Noun
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Missile exchanges have jarred with the spirit of the holidays underway across the region.—
Siham Shamalakh,
Washington Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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Eighteen months later, she was released in a prisoner of war (POW) exchange.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Workers and renters have little bargaining power.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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When the computers running the 500-year conflict are destroyed, the prospect of real war and destruction brings both sides to the bargaining table.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Here's a refresher on the back-and-forth regarding the COVID vaccine, so far.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Even with the prior recommendations back in place, however, all the back-and-forth in the headlines may create confusion for parents.—
Katrine L. Wallace,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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In its current form, the proposal would outlaw the sale, barter, or trade of wildlife furs and furbearer parts statewide.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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This is, after all, a presidency in which the incarcerated openly barter loyalty for pardons; recall that George Santos is happily Cameo-ing from his home in the Poconos instead of serving out a seven-year sentence for wire fraud.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Inspired by the brand’s fan-favorite Aqua Bomb moisturizer, this eye treatment swaps heavy creams for a refreshing water-gel texture that sinks in fast and layers easily under concealer.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Heat reportedly was willing to include several or all among Herro, Robinson, Precious Achiuwa, Kendrick Nunn, one available first round pick and pick swaps.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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The victim’s daughter – identified as Tori in Burton’s clemency petition – and some of the jurors in Burton’s case have backed his request for commutation.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Alan Jackson, the celebrity legal eagle, doesn’t recommend clients entrust their social media accounts to third parties —even if those clients crave commutations.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hours after a deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport in New York, which saw a plane crash into a fire-rescue truck late Sunday night, Los Angeles International Airport firefighters are outlining their own emergency response protocol.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Still, neither party is projected to form an outright majority, setting the stage for coalition negotiations involving smaller left- and right-wing factions.—
Jan Bratanic Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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An agreement among the basin’s seven states over how to divide its water expired at the end of last year, and negotiations to develop a new water plan fell apart last month.—
Mira Rojanasakul,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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