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Taking away rights, limiting the ability of non-whites to vote and enacting laws that divert government funds into their own pockets.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026 -
An interim report from the Royal Commission released in April, which examined the capacity of Australian law enforcement and the security services to respond to antisemitic crimes, recommended that Australia’s leaders prioritize enacting nationally consistent gun laws and a weapons buyback.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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The company accused Musk of acting out of personal motives.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Garcia says, acting out the usual blush of so many bewildered men.—
Darío Gael Blanco,
Vanity Fair,
25 Apr. 2026
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More recently, Trump’s Truth Social account shared a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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An athlete would be prevented from depicting their high school or using its facilities or property in their NIL.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Over the past decade, Pau has created a series of media installations about the bauhinia, exploring different methods of rendering scientific data as sound and light.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Charging from the back of the pack and down the stretch to win the Derby, Golden Tempo made history for DeVaux, taking her breath away in the process and rendering her nearly speechless.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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That all changed after the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing rank-and-file officers, dropped more than $400,000 on ads targeting Raman, who was elected to the council twice with support from Democratic Socialists of America, which isn’t endorsing in the mayoral primary.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Unions representing about 2,000 pilots, 5,500 flight attendants, mechanics and other employees laid off by Spirit called on its leadership and the government to ensure workers receive the compensation and benefits they are owed.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Giuliani was elected New York’s mayor in 1993 after serving as one of the nation’s highest-profile prosecutors, taking on mobsters and crooked Wall Street traders.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The two candidates, who have been leading Republicans in previous polling, spend much of their political capital taking on one another in hopes of avoiding a runoff race.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Paul and Barlow spent several minutes in the second half playing in the frontcourt, giving Nurse options to switch seamlessly while playing small when other Sixers bigs dealt with foul trouble.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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“Role-playing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role-playing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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