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The state politicians’ speeches indicated the themes that the Party would be pushing around Harris’s candidacy: her background as a prosecutor and, later, as attorney general of California; her support of reproductive rights.
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 24 July 2024
A lot of attention was focused on the offensive line, but defensive tackles Broderick Washington and Travis Jones got pushed around.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
The Trojans were pushed around up front by the Pac-12 last season, but still chose not to add any linemen through the transfer portal, electing instead to rely on the development of young prospects including Paige and guards Alani Noa and Amos Talalele.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Perhaps as a consequence, there’s also a growing sense that the United States can be pushed around without consequences.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 24 July 2024
A lot of attention was focused on the offensive line, but defensive tackles Broderick Washington and Travis Jones got pushed around.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
The Trojans were pushed around up front by the Pac-12 last season, but still chose not to add any linemen through the transfer portal, electing instead to rely on the development of young prospects including Paige and guards Alani Noa and Amos Talalele.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Perhaps as a consequence, there’s also a growing sense that the United States can be pushed around without consequences.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
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The small details observed in the finishing both within the dial and on the case are a tour de force, once again forcing a closer look to fully appreciate.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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In what proved to be his final start of the season, Clayton Kershaw had to leave the game after recording just three outs, compromised by a toe injury that forced him off the mound at the start of the second inning.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Still, the journalist, propelled by the values that drew her to her profession, is compelled to try.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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Federal elections are currently scheduled for October 2025, but Trudeau’s Liberals lead a minority government in a hung Parliament, and opposition parties could join forces to compel an early vote at any time.Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Desmond placated her with love letters and appreciative messages, all the while pressuring her to pay the fund managers and fees.Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
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Prosecutors allege that Co-Conspirator No. 6 played a key role in a plan to use fake pro-Trump electors to try to overturn Biden’s victory in as many as seven battleground states, and to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to go along with the plan.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Now, President Xi is using the power of the state to coerce women to have more children.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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An outpouring of support for Dassey's conviction to be overturned followed the documentary's release as advocates and attorneys said his confession was coerced by authorities and no forensic evidence linked him to the crime.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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Russia’s economy has been constrained by depressed global prices for its key oil exports and by Western sanctions, which have restricted trade to deplete Moscow’s coffers for the war in Ukraine and contributed to declines in the ruble.Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Regardless of his personal views, the King is constrained by his position as a constitutional monarch and must not contradict the U.K. government on political issues.Simon Perry, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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In two of the last three games, CU has bottled up one of the nation’s top rushing attacks (UCF, 177 yards) and harassed one of its most productive passers (Arizona’s Noah Fifita) to the tune of seven sacks, CU’s most since posting eight against Iowa State in 2010.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
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The Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library that has served as a main repository of internet history, is back online with limited functionality after weeks of being harassed by hackers.Kevin Collier, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Skye is a wreck from the moment of her fateful contact, and watching an unstable protagonist get bludgeoned by terror in a world where almost nothing seems real is less gripping than watching one who’s actively fighting for her survival.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
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For 112 years, the brutal bludgeoning of eight people in a quaint Iowa town has stumped investigators Comments It’s been more than 112 years since a beloved family of six and a pair of siblings in their care were bludgeoned to death in their Iowa home.Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Under Russian law, people are obliged to contact the justice ministry and register as foreign agents if they are involved in political activity or are collecting military information while receiving financial or other help from abroad.Reuters, Reuters, 14 Oct. 2024
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Vance might even end up being obliged to acknowledge Biden’s role in modernizing Papaw’s steel plant and assuring its future.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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