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as in desertion
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Recent Examples of defection
The legislation will have to clear several procedural hurdles on which Democrats are likely to stay together – making just a handful of GOP defections potentially fatal.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Bush switched his endorsement from Sotelo-Solis to Rodriguez in 2022, one of many progressive and labor union defections toward Rodriguez in a heated race.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
The century-old Pacific 12 Conference added four new members, officials said Thursday, in hope of revitalizing the college sports alliance that has been reduced to rubble by stunning defections.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Johnson and other Republican congressional leaders expected as many as 15 defections from the GOP caucus on the funding measure if the vote happened Wednesday, NBC News reported.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Bush switched his endorsement from Sotelo-Solis to Rodriguez in 2022, one of many progressive and labor union defections toward Rodriguez in a heated race.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
The century-old Pacific 12 Conference added four new members, officials said Thursday, in hope of revitalizing the college sports alliance that has been reduced to rubble by stunning defections.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Johnson and other Republican congressional leaders expected as many as 15 defections from the GOP caucus on the funding measure if the vote happened Wednesday, NBC News reported.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defection
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Snuffer is a lawyer who lives in Utah and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2013 for apostasy.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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This is the apostasy of the age, refusing to give these spiritually lost characters their proper complexity.Armond White, National Review, 8 May 2024
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The locals preferred to remain inside, and because their windowless houses guarded their privacy the village often had a disquieting air of desertion.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Pyongyang may also stare down issues with desertion and defection, Yeo noted.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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In New York, the schism between boss Chickie and underboss Vince widens.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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Thompson said that the pope has contributed to a major schism among Catholics, with more conservative members dismissing his progressive stances on LGBTQ rights and the environment and more liberal members calling him out for not shifting the church's stance on reproductive rights.Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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The loss was impacted by a $15.7 million other expense, net, primarily related to the accrual of additional expenses for net abandonment obligations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Its formidable Second Fleet would protect sea routes, support the continent’s major naval powers, and continue to provide extended deterrence—satiating Europeans who are afraid of abandonment at a time of Russian revanchism.Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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The second major structural change involves one of the hallmarks of SARS-CoV-2 as compared to SARS-CoV-1: initial scission at the S1 furin cleavage site.William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 6 May 2022
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When the nucleus ultimately disintegrates, these pieces move apart rapidly and the neck snaps quickly, a process known as scission.Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2021
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In the documentary, Stewart suggested that the infidelity reports were true.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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All of a sudden, the conversation is no longer about newfound infidelity rumors but about how Mia waited three years to play that card.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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It was also conveyed that India reserves the right to take further steps in response to the Trudeau government's support for extremism, violence and separatism against India.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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That’s why, experts posit, Delhi has drawn a clear redline in local politics: No more separatism.Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
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The misconception that working harder could prevent or treat depression may further stigmatize those who are affected and discourage them from seeking treatment.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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One common misconception is that mixing uppers and downers, like MDMA and ketamine, will balance each other out.Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Defection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defection. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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