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All have their questions, and in some cases, the concerns and hang-ups outweigh the potential attraction.
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Max Bultman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Pennsylvania county makes emergency request to extend voting hours
The RNC joined Cambria County, a red county in central Pennsylvania, to ask a judge to extend polling place hours on Tuesday because of long lines caused by ballot processing hang-ups.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
He’s just got all these thoughts in his head — a map of his own intrusive images, weird hang-ups, and cultural taboos — and he’s got to get them out.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
But a new method created by a team at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology avoids these hang-ups.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
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Max Bultman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Pennsylvania county makes emergency request to extend voting hours
The RNC joined Cambria County, a red county in central Pennsylvania, to ask a judge to extend polling place hours on Tuesday because of long lines caused by ballot processing hang-ups.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
He’s just got all these thoughts in his head — a map of his own intrusive images, weird hang-ups, and cultural taboos — and he’s got to get them out.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
But a new method created by a team at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology avoids these hang-ups.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Hang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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