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Recent Examples of nonparticipantThe 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 Meals served through federal programs must meet certain nutrition requirements, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, students who participate in school meals consume more whole grains, milk, fruits and vegetables during mealtimes than nonparticipants.—The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 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 He was officially listed as a nonparticipant in that session.—Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022 James was on the field again Thursday in Costa Mesa but remained a nonparticipant in drills.—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 Like Catholic University, also a nonparticipant, Trinity Washington is near the Brookland-CUA station on the Red Line.—Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2021 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
To outside observers, China’s economy still looks unstoppable.
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Lavender Au,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
The indictment — and the machinations that led to it — are the latest, and arguably most concerning, example of what many legal observers point to as the politicization and weaponization of the department under Bondi.
That being said, economists are already warning spectators against relying too heavily on private sector data in a potential void of reporting during the government shutdown.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Those who stuck around on a dreary afternoon witnessed Bradley walk up to a spectator along the 18th fairway and ask to borrow his American flag.
Milwaukee Common Council members probed police officials over the department's pursuit policy, about two weeks after a police chase ended with three bystanders killed.
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David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Video circulating on social media and geolocated by CNN appeared to show armed police officers shouting instructions at bystanders and worshippers inside the synagogue while pointing their weapons at a person lying on the ground.
The couple was also spotted enjoying drinks over the weekend and chatting with onlookers.
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Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
The 8-year-old leapt into the ring bearing a black practice sword and called his stepfather, Joe Deaton, to meet his challenge, as onlookers at the nonprofit Folsom Renaissance Faire looked on.
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