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Recent Examples of lightning rod
Influential Shaul Kuba: West Adams transformer, lightning rod June 16, 2024
Now, the West Hollywood facility has ceased operating in order to make way for a new apartment tower.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Ferguson, who is already one of the FTC's five commissioners, will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning rod for Wall Street and Silicon Valley by blocking billions of dollars worth of corporate acquisitions and suing Amazon and Meta while alleging anticompetitive behavior.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Pete Hegseth, a U.S. Army veteran and former Fox News personality, has become a lightning rod for controversy.
—Forbestv, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The scheme became a lightning rod for conservatives in the wake of hurricanes in North Carolina and Florida, when DHS requested extra funding from Congress.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Ferguson, who is already one of the FTC's five commissioners, will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning rod for Wall Street and Silicon Valley by blocking billions of dollars worth of corporate acquisitions and suing Amazon and Meta while alleging anticompetitive behavior.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Pete Hegseth, a U.S. Army veteran and former Fox News personality, has become a lightning rod for controversy.
—Forbestv, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The scheme became a lightning rod for conservatives in the wake of hurricanes in North Carolina and Florida, when DHS requested extra funding from Congress.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightning rod
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Gi-hun and Player 001 debated about whether to proactively attack the other side during the night, rather than just be sitting ducks.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Both Vicario and Forster, his deputy, have had their share of close shaves this season, most recently at Bournemouth a couple of weeks ago, where Kulusevski felt like a sitting duck for Tyler Adams when the straight pass arrived.Stuart James, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Once more, Turkey seems to have become a whipping boy for all manner of interests, some of which have little to do with the realities of Turkey itself.Hugh Pope, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
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The Republicans and their puppet master, Donald Trump, are ginning up the machine against immigration and making Mayorkas their whipping boy for chaos at the border.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
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The Commanders also have won all seven games in which McLaurin finished with at least eight targets.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Most of these targets are screen passes and short dump-offs.Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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For those looking to donate, The American Red Cross is working alongside its partners to provide shelter, food, emotional support and health services for victims of the LA Fires.Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sally Smith, a spokesperson for the police department, said Wednesday morning that she's heard the victim is in stable condition at the moment.Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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My 6-year-old son likes a number of books that not only really stink but also teach him bad manners and rude phrases, like ‘‘stinky butt,’’ ‘‘total dork’’ and ‘‘dumb’’ — words that are way below my son’s capacity as a reader and thinker.Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Check the back of your neck, back, butt, and legs by turning around and using the handheld mirror.Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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This increases our reliance on technical preventative controls and response and recovery capabilities should a user inadvertently fall prey to a social engineering attempt.James Blake, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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But a recent program introduced sheepdogs, which guard the flocks from the predators and direct the cats to hunt their natural prey, reducing interactions with the gauchos.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Lightning rod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightning%20rod. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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