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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
Joe Conti, an independent researcher and physics enthusiast based in Massachusetts, is inviting eclipse observers across Iceland and Spain to capture the optical mystery on their smartphones as part of a citizen science project.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2026
For some observers, the public nature of the event raised concerns.
During search operations, hundreds of onlookers and volunteers must be kept quiet enough in the middle of a bustling city to listen for the faintest sign of life.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Aug. 2026
Wrapped in a blue blanket, the young woman was carried to a waiting ambulance as firefighters embraced and onlookers erupted in cheers.