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Among other policy changes, the bill brought back 2017 tax cuts, increased funding for deportation efforts and reduced who is eligible for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025 -
However, the length of time the computer takes to respond is within the designer's control, and its perception can be reduced by giving prompt and accurate feedback, even if the operation's actual execution time is longer.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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While its offshore entity has been in the liquidation process since last year, Evergrande's massive onshore units are also insolvent, offering little restructuring value, Lu added.—
Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
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Between 2021 and 2023 alone, nine insurers went insolvent, including three of the ten largest ones operating in Florida.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Pablo Torre first broke the story on his Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, revealing that Leonard had a four-year, $28 million endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt environmental company that didn't actually require him to do anything.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ballmer has stated that he was defrauded by Sanberg, who has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of fraud (Aspiration is bankrupt).—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Straitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitened. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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