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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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Moody's estimates that distressed restructurings — debt exchanges and maturity extensions agreed under duress — accounted for roughly 65% of all 2025 private credit defaults.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Pirates reliever Dennis Santana brokered a trade with a young fan for the ball, handing over a bat signed by Valdez and a Pirates cap in exchange for Valdez's keepsake.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Nearly two months after the lockout started, the parties resumed talks Monday morning, but bargaining stalled after USW leadership asked BP to end the lockout of more than 800 union workers without requiring acceptance of its March 17 contract proposal.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Buyers may have less bargaining power than earlier in the year as a result.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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The Oklahoma City Thunder took on the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night to decide the Western Conference title, after a back-and-forth series that has seen both teams leading at various points.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The back-and-forth continued a pattern of both sides suggesting an agreement was near, before signaling disagreement over many of the same sticking points, including the fate of Iran’s uranium and nuclear ambitions as well as freedom of navigation of the critical waterway.—
Kate Sullivan,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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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
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Yet under the current barter model, none of this can be priced, traded, or reinvested.—
Tejpaul Bhatia,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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Furthermore, despite them sharing the same position on the left wing, Gordon for Rashford can’t be seen as a like-for-like swap.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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For one notable example, the Portland Trail Blazers own the Milwaukee Bucks’ first-round picks outright in 2029 and via swap in 2030, although the current system sunsets after the 2029 draft and would have to be reauthorized by the league.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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On May 21, after Polis issued the commutation, her legal team renewed the challenge with the state Supreme Court.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The Tribune has reviewed the names of people who have received pardons or commutations going back to the 1950s.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The truck was traveling along the Dhaka-Tangail highway and overturned into a roadside ditch near the eastern end of the Jamuna Bridge, Bangladesh's second-longest bridge, reported local newspaper The Daily Star.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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The truck pulling up outside won’t have a logo on it.—
Patrick van Esch,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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Hours into free agency opening March 9, Singleton remained unsigned — and had a skeleton deal lined up with another NFL team in free agency if negotiations with the Broncos fell through, according to a source familiar with the process.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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That is why Thursday felt less like the beginning of a negotiation than the opening bell for baseball’s next labor war.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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