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using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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Trump has pulled the U.S. out of international climate agreements, limited clean-energy development on public land and set in motion a radical reduction in staff at environmental agencies in a sharp turn away from climate action.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Enforcing vaccination requirements, and turning away students who are unvaccinated and don’t have an exemption, could not only slow student learning, but also cost school districts money, the former Fort Worth district employee said.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away another opportunity to weigh the constitutionality of college bias response teams.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
The Adams case, as well as the DOJ’s policy to turn away from white-collar investigations, calls into question other public corruption prosecutions and the prevalence of foreign government influence on American politics more generally.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Enforcing vaccination requirements, and turning away students who are unvaccinated and don’t have an exemption, could not only slow student learning, but also cost school districts money, the former Fort Worth district employee said.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away another opportunity to weigh the constitutionality of college bias response teams.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
The Adams case, as well as the DOJ’s policy to turn away from white-collar investigations, calls into question other public corruption prosecutions and the prevalence of foreign government influence on American politics more generally.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20away. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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