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Recent Examples of nonparticipantThe Government Accountability Office found that participants in Ticket to Work earned more on average and were more likely to leave disability rolls than similar nonparticipants.—
French Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2026 The nonparticipants continued to be less likely to participate in subsequent mammograms and more likely to have breast cancer diagnosed in advanced stages, the researchers found.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025 The federal government’s own research has shown that Americans who receive food stamps have worse diets than nonparticipants with similar incomes, and soda is surely part of that problem.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025 According to the analysis, 50% of participants used funds for education and training, 70% were less likely to be evicted and the group overall was three times more likely to be able to afford a $400 emergency expense compared to nonparticipants.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Nov. 2024 But the median income of nonparticipants was just $42,000, meaning half of nonparticipants made less than that.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
15 June 2023 The new feature—and the key difference from existing climate agreements—is a penalty for nonparticipants and countries that fail to meet their obligations.—
William Nordhaus,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Oct. 2021
Through a meditative duet between the performer’s cognition and their autonomic nervous system, activities that were largely imperceptible to an outside observer became known to the performer.
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Sophie Landres,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2026
Both developments create concerns among some observers that the companies are overseeing inflated volumes or, at worst, are experiencing wash trading, in which traders collude to buy and sell an asset to create a false sense of economic activity.
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Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2026
The rulebook also explicitly states that the first row of seats is considered the beginning of the spectator stands.
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Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2026
The giant pumpkin competition will take place Saturday, with pumpkins weighing more than a ton weighed in front of spectators throughout the day, according to the release.
As the confrontation draws the attention of several people nearby, at least three drivers pull into the nearby parking lot and exit their vehicles, joining other bystanders, some recording.
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Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2026
Unfortunately, like an innocent bystander caught in a crossfire, the Land of Lincoln is getting hit as well.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Sep. 2026