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Recent Examples of trump
If power politics is allowed to trump the Genocide Convention, the damage will not be confined to Gaza.
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Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Still, at the end of the day, the mission trumps everything.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
In the current political environment, where good theater often trumps good policy, California has the opportunity to lead with some plain common sense.
—Andria Ventura, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Do the needs of a few bicycle riders throughout the county trump safety on our highways?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Still, at the end of the day, the mission trumps everything.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
In the current political environment, where good theater often trumps good policy, California has the opportunity to lead with some plain common sense.
—Andria Ventura, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Do the needs of a few bicycle riders throughout the county trump safety on our highways?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trump
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Such impasses typically end when one party decides the political costs of keeping the government closed outweigh the concessions of opening it.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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When fully autonomous trucks start traveling highways nationwide, will the promise of faster and safer freight outweigh the economic and social changes that follow?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Smart noted that the event was somewhat overshadowed by recent national events.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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The 2026 contest to represent the state with the fourth-largest economy in the world was largely overshadowed last year because of wildfires, immigration raids and the special election to redraw California congressional districts.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The last meeting happened in the NFC championship game in the 2022 season, where the Eagles defeated the Niners 31-7 before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Mean Green's best football season ever wasn't even over before the major figures from that team left, or announced their intentions to bounce ASAP; when the season did end, moments after North Texas defeated San Diego State to win the New Mexico Bowl, is when the great Denton flood began.—
Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Why the results surprised scientists When tested, the all-waste-plastic supercapacitor outperformed similar devices made with traditional glass fiber separators.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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But for people who prefer dark roast, the second message outperformed it.—
Jaclyn L. Tanenbaum,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Samsung says these structural improvements allow the HP5 to overcome traditional low-light limitations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Vance’s second biggest battle is overcoming political history, which statistically does not favor incumbent vice presidents’ chances of winning the White House.—
Myra Adams,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the Golden Globes, William bested fellow nominees Claire Danes (The Beast in Me), Rashida Jones (Black Mirror), Amanda Seyfried (Long Bright River), Sarah Snook (All Her Fault) and Robin Wright (The Girlfriend).—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The All-America Selection (AAS) logo indicates winners that bested the rest in national independent trials.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Trump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trump. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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