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Recent Examples of spadework
As with Joe Biden and Barack Obama before him — and, indeed, as in his first term — Trump’s flurry of orders is the product of a legislative branch that has been content to leave the spadework to the president, and to a presidency that has begun to take cynical advantage of that trend.
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The Editors,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
But the loss at the Mercedes plants will almost surely slow down the union’s campaign and probably force it to do more spadework to secure the support of workers before seeking to hold elections at other auto plants.
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Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
17 May 2024
In this peacemaking effort, the United States would have to do almost all the spadework.
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Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Mar. 2024
Early spadework for the new batch of projects also dates back to the City of Cleveland’s 2004 Waterfront District Plan.
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Steven Litt,
cleveland,
26 Feb. 2022
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The Editors,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
But the loss at the Mercedes plants will almost surely slow down the union’s campaign and probably force it to do more spadework to secure the support of workers before seeking to hold elections at other auto plants.
—
Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
17 May 2024
In this peacemaking effort, the United States would have to do almost all the spadework.
—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Mar. 2024
Early spadework for the new batch of projects also dates back to the City of Cleveland’s 2004 Waterfront District Plan.
—
Steven Litt,
cleveland,
26 Feb. 2022
See All Example Sentences for spadework
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spadework
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A bit of a surprise here, as the Warriors were reportedly shopping the 11th pick in an effort to bolster their roster with a win-now player.
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The search stems from a years-long effort by authorities to revisit information connected to Mansfield, whose family lived on Centerwood Avenue in Hernando County.
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This could lead to new deliveries for shareholders and customers once your team is freed from toil.
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Pure white cloth, born in the murderous toil of slavery, formed in debilitating factory conditions, and finished through the agony of Sicilian children, was bleached in more ways than one.
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Each chapter delves into a different bodily experience that Maglaque herself has lived, from pregnancy to desire to drudgery.
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So Mittelman looks forward to the last summer before college, the one time the drudgery of high school won’t loom.
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Their soft, breathable and moisture-wicking socks are designed to help improve circulation, reduce swelling and relieve aches and fatigue throughout the day.
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Experiencing symptoms of a fever, fatigue, headache, rash and loss of consciousness, the person was hospitalized for over two weeks, when officials determined the patient was suffering from an infection borne by the Rickettsia lanei pathogen.
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Gaudette used a series of AI tools — and not a single actor, producer or crew member — to tell his tender story of a man who, for all his travails, hardly wallows in his station.
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Its current travails are likely to be a model for the nation too.
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Supporters of reparations argue the effects of slavery continue to be felt across Africa and the Caribbean generations later.
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Juneteenth, which is the newest federal holiday, marks the official end of slavery in the United States when Union troops arrived in Texas to announce that the last enslaved people were finally free.
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“Spadework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spadework. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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