They were shared again and again, dissected and debated by journalists, politicians, lawyers, activists and millions of people.
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Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
Support and apprehension from lobbyists, lawmakers Almost every lawmaker and lobbyist who testified for or against the bill as it was dissected for hours across three committee hearings supported the bill's intention.
America’s economy has been increasingly bifurcated for quite some time – with the exception of a few years following the pandemic.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Looking ahead, Rees said the North American consumer is bifurcated, with highly affluent shoppers in great financial shape and a large portion of customers at the lower end who are super cautious about their spending and buying closer to need.
Because of Proposition 50, the current, deep-red district will be cleaved into three pieces.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
The job cuts have been anticipated for weeks, particularly because NBC News Group, an umbrella division that encompassed both the aforementioned cable networks as well as businesses associated with NBC News, is being cleaved in two, and revenue from cable will now go to feed operations at Versant.
Close-quartered and stylish, the movie begins at a Gothic New England mansion where the wealthy patriarch Harlan Thrombey has been found with his throat slit.
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Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
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