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Then the governing federations for each individual Olympic sport would need to vote to end their bans.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Fidesz has not released a program, arguing that after governing for 16 years, its voters know what kinds of policies to expect.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The podcast paints Jordan as an increasingly controlling and abusive on-and-off-again boyfriend of Arceneaux's who at one point gave her three pages of rules to follow, like sharing social media passwords and her location.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Rousseau is a notoriously controlling and meticulous leader, obsessed with optics and strict about the physical fitness of his members.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
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Legal scholar Bradley, whose work was actually cited in the dissent, said the majority opinion got it right in ruling the IEEPA statute did not give presidential authority to implement tariffs without congressional approval.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bondi, however, appeared confused about which case the court was ruling on this week.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Even Germany, with many former Nazis regnant in public life, and unabashedly fascist Spain could be accommodated in the West’s anti-totalitarian community, helped by historians such as Ernst Nolte, who argued that Nazism and fascism were simply consequences of Bolshevism.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, anti-Chinese sentiment has become not merely trendy, but politically regnant.—
Sam Thielman,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Jackson County alerted local schools to continue monitoring the issue, but law enforcement did not have probable cause to arrest or take other actions, according to the statement.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Having held senior positions in academia and European financial institutions, he was appointed deputy governor of the Bulgarian central bank in Sofia in 2023.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Attorneys for a former senior aide to City Councilman Curren Price who says she was wrongfully fired for being a whistleblower will get to depose a Price staff member early next month, a judge ruled on Wednesday.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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According to Gilles Renouard, co-managing director of Unifrance, the event remains deliberately focused on servicing long-term partners.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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The joint company, officially launching in January 2026, will be led by executives Mona Qureshi and Tanya Qureshi, who have been appointed co-managing directors of international.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Other convention delegates, agreeing with Madison, said that congressional supervisory power over state elections was necessary to prevent voter fraud.—
Jeffrey Rosen,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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Furthermore, men held 67 percent of the roughly 500,000 roles classified as having supervisory responsibilities.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Reigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigning. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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