pons asinorum

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Noun
  • Hu is also a senior official of an organization in China's southern Guangdong province that is part of the Communist Party’s United Front global political influence and interference organization, according to Newsweek research.
    Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The charges stemmed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But formidable obstacles remain in the way of a durable peace in Gaza, where a ceasefire collapsed in March after nearly two months of relative calm when Israel unleashed a barrage of airstrikes.
    Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But even with these obstacles, oddsmakers seem to believe the Bucs have plot armor.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are impediments, of course.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Mark, Arvada Mark, the biggest impediment to the Rockies' improvement next season is their starting pitching.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to Delaware County court records, LaSota was charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The footage does not show that, and Garcia Venegas was never charged with obstruction or any other crime.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Intermediate-term overbought conditions are not yet a hindrance, as is often the case with triangle breakouts.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the new restrictions are not a patch, merely a hindrance.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All told, DeRose-Broeckert collected data from 109 fresh rubs and 37 fresh scrapes.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The call was a classic sprint out with a rub designed to free up the slot receiver.
    Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Not the one who improved their golf handicap.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • EconomyFortune 500 Experts say Trump’s $100,000 fee for a talent visa is a handicap on the tech industry.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The new method could allow the scientific community to overcome one of the key hurdles associated with fusion energy – maintaining plasma stability.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Staffing costs and availability are chief among the reasons, the organization adds, both because skilled individuals can’t be sourced in rural areas and because the traditional long hours and on-call schedules poses further hurdles for recruitment.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Pons asinorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pons%20asinorum. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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