kibosh

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  • As homeowners turn to contractors for the slow process of rebuilding, an immigration policy that deports undocumented workers or forces them underground may hinder the recovery.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
  • This detachment can hinder the development of relationship security, which is essential for building healthy relationships in adulthood.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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  • Walker, in fact, explains that one of the by-products of alcohol metabolism is a class of chemicals, known as aldehydes, that are especially prone to impede REM sleep.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • These teams all have franchise players to build around and some contracts that would impede them from fully committing to the tear-down process.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In a Napolitan News Service survey shared with Secrets, voters signaled support for the president’s moves to halt foreign aid, secure the border, and drain the swamp.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Jan. 2025
  • These included halting the supply of life-saving drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as medical supplies for newborn babies, in countries supported by USAID around the globe, the memo reviewed by Reuters showed.
    Sriparna Roy, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • Trump has also raised the possibility of tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, the U.S.'s top trade partners along with China, in a bid to stem the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl over America's borders.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Trump’s fondness for tariffs also stems in their use as bargaining chips to strong-arm foreign governments to comply with American policy demands.
    Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • Hours after taking office, Trump signed multiple executive orders, including one action delaying a nationwide ban of the social media platform TikTok.
    Alex Thomas, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Tacopina was incensed by the eleventh-hour revelation and asked Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold to delay opening arguments or restart jury selection in light of the new information.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Mapes’ effort to obstruct the federal investigation was ultimately unsuccessful as prosecutors moved forward with charges against Madigan and several others as part of the sweeping probe.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Just 30 minutes after being injected with microplastics, blood flow could be obstructed in the mice's brains.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Republicans successfully slipped in an amendment to the 2025 defense bill that blocks gender-affirming care for transgender children of the military, legislation that Biden signed into law, although many Democrats objected to the provision.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Most disorienting of all might have been the painful memories conjured by the setting for the ceremony itself, inside the Capitol where, four years and two weeks ago, a violent insurrection of Trump supporters sought to block certification of Biden’s victory.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
  • One of my favorite coffee shops, Cafe De Leche, which had the most peaceful sunny patio — perfect for reading and catching up with a friend — ceased to exist.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Kibosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibosh. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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