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How much leeway the Trump administration will give Parker—or whoever does run the pandemic-preparedness office—to keep the U.S. out of calamity is another matter.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Various judicial rulings across the nation have focused on the election premise that candidates have wide leeway when filing their petitions in order to give voters election choices, and that minor errors are not enough to remove candidates from ballots.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Kreps added that the law gives leeway to a sitting president in setting the threshold for negotiations that would warrant a 90-day extension.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
That could give the Fed some leeway to cut rates again within months.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Various judicial rulings across the nation have focused on the election premise that candidates have wide leeway when filing their petitions in order to give voters election choices, and that minor errors are not enough to remove candidates from ballots.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Kreps added that the law gives leeway to a sitting president in setting the threshold for negotiations that would warrant a 90-day extension.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
That could give the Fed some leeway to cut rates again within months.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Leeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leeway. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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