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However, a Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet spokesperson said Wayfair requested a retraction of the notice that same day.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025 -
That letter should be followed with a retraction.—
Paul Craney,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the administration’s immigration enforcement continues to provoke a national debate, the rare public disavowal by Miller’s cousin underscores how the far-reaching effects of federal policy can reverberate through private lives, fracturing even close family bonds.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The post marks a significant shift from the President’s past disavowals of the unpopular right-wing policy blueprint, which was created by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation ahead of the 2024 election.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Sweet Dove Died is considered Pym’s most Jamesian work and there are inflections of the Master in the themes of falling out of love, renunciation, and collecting—the pursuit of beauty falling short.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Oddly, the move comes not as a renunciation but as a new adventure.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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But communal norms have no room for the unique nature of their relationship; having learned of the friendship, Kammo’s aunt forbids the girl from associating with the Muslim Hamida, and this rupture reignites Hamida’s previous trauma of repudiation.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Garcia argues that the successful repudiation of the library crackdown is evidence that the city council’s right-wing approach doesn’t fully represent residents’ values.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The denial letter said Farzam was convicted of making a false statement to the DMV and a registration violation.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Fuentes has espoused Holocaust denial and white nationalist ideology.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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