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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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