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Noun
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Many city officials and others are furious about what's happening.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Asked about the pending deadline, a White House official told USA TODAY that Trump would like to keep limits on nuclear weapons and involve China in arms control talks.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Lakeside's previous police chief, who also served as mayor, Robert Gordanaire, was fired after he and his daughter, the town clerk, were indicted by a grand jury for selling vehicles belonging to the town and pocketing the profit.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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According to prosecutors, Trammell flashed a knife at a store clerk in the Morena neighborhood and then held a homeless man hostage at knifepoint.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Modi described Pawar as a committed public servant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Montgomery was charged with impersonating a public servant over allegedly acting as a law enforcement officer and conducting traffic stops, though one case was dropped and he was acquitted in the other.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Until 1946, most citizens seeking compensation for a negligent or wrongful act by a civil servant could get it only through a literal act of Congress, case by case.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Even if its opponents see through the junta’s election, with some ethnic armed organizations denouncing the election, the vote could provide reassurance to its own ranks, civil servants, and supporters and shore up morale and discipline within the armed forces.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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In filings, candidates do not have to distinguish between campaign expenditures and officeholder expenditures.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the aftermath of Pretti’s death, which has prompted even some Republican officeholders to call for an investigation, state officials have accused the federal government of blocking access to the scene of the shooting.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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