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Recent Examples of reformer
The effects of sanctions and bravery among younger citizens of Iran have led to a serious divide and a rise in support for reformers.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
However, traditional Pilates involves specialized equipment like the Pilates reformer, Pilates balls, lightweight hand weights, resistance bands, and Pilates rings.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Business & Economics How Progressives Legalized Usury In the early twentieth century, reformers united with capitalists to promote high-interest lending, overthrowing opposition to usury rooted in Christian tradition.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
However, traditional Pilates involves specialized equipment like the Pilates reformer, Pilates balls, lightweight hand weights, resistance bands, and Pilates rings.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Business & Economics How Progressives Legalized Usury In the early twentieth century, reformers united with capitalists to promote high-interest lending, overthrowing opposition to usury rooted in Christian tradition.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformer
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Many progressives remain split over the 2024 presidential election, including how the party handled questions about Biden's acuity while in office.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Since losing the 2024 elections, there has been internal infighting in the Democratic Party between progressives and moderates and a lack of clarity about who might emerge as the next party leader.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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More skeptical economists say the optimists are looking at the wrong figures.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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And an optimist would point out the Lakers won 12 of 14 after the loss to the Spurs and then won eight-straight after losing to the Hornets.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the 100 days that followed, Hutu extremists slaughtered and raped hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Full Story Tax Watch GOP moderates fret over health care cuts Moderate Republicans are worried about health care budget cuts their party is pursuing to help pay for the tax cut extensions at the center of the GOP’s legislative agenda.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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Roberts pressed one of the bill’s proponents about the measure’s shield law provision, which would prohibit Colorado authorities from removing a child receiving gender-affirming care from a parent’s home because of another state’s laws.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
1 May 2025
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While proponents of a missile corps like Lieberman may welcome such an acquisition, Israel has doubled down on using the air force as its foremost tool for offensive operations.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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By the time Roman Reigns entered the 32nd installment of WrestleMania, fans had long gotten bored of his stale do-gooder character work and the WWE’s laborious efforts to position him as its leading man.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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But a committee of do-gooders, with Victorian ideas about feminine purity, doubt that a young girl could have committed such a brutal act.—
Bailey Seybolt,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Every Pope Listed in Order There have been 266 popes in the history of the Catholic Church, with the first one, Peter, leader of the apostles, heading the church starting in 32 A.D. The complete list of popes known to the church is as follows: 1.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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And some families go as far as cooking 12 fish dishes in honor of the apostles.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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The documentary significantly adds to the origin story, tracing Reubens’ early days and infatuation with TV kids’ shows and Disney movies — Pollyanna was a favorite — and fleshing out the family’s move to Florida.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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Outside of its quarterly earnings, Live Nation of course still faces a DOJ antitrust lawsuit over monopoly allegations as the Justice department called for a breakup of the eponymous concert promoter and ticketing giant Ticketmaster last year.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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The explosive growth of Pokémon has been great for show promoters.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformer. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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