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Recent Examples of reformer
Also, what Vance said about would-be Social Security reformers and the impoverishment of grandparents: That has been a Democratic talking-point for decades.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
The Packers have had a reformer machine available to players for a number of years, and Lal works with Clark on his in-season off-days.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
In contrast, people can also do Pilates on a specialized machine called a reformer.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
The Packers have had a reformer machine available to players for a number of years, and Lal works with Clark on his in-season off-days.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
In contrast, people can also do Pilates on a specialized machine called a reformer.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformer
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That alone is reason enough for some progressives to pass on joining what many will see as Trump's celebration.Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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But privately, Osborn praised progressives while top Democratic dark money groups in Washington, D.C., supported his campaign with ad buys.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
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The optimist finds hope in the most despairing situation.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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But there was at least one optimist, or maybe someone who's just come to terms with the truth that's as cold as England can be this time of year.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The swing-district candidates cast themselves as moderates who didn’t toe the party line.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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While the conservatives, many of whom are Trump loyalists, may be more inclined to stay in line under a Trump administration than during President Biden's time in office, Johnson could face opposition from moderates in his party.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
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And, unlike financial commitments made at the UN climate conference, this decision would put rules in place that proponents say would be hard for the incoming Trump administration to undo.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the opponents, halting the project, but proponents petitioned the Supreme Court to review that decision.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The hope was that, like Venom, this charismatic killer could anchor a franchise before potentially mixing it up with Holland’s friendly neighborhood do-gooder, or Tom Hardy’s schizophrenic symbiote, or maybe even the big leaguers in that lucrative cinematic universe a few shops over.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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Helen’s husband, Wallace (Andrew Buchan), is a defense secretary and member of the conservative party, who toes a fine line between complicit villain and naive do-gooder, without ever risking anything more personal than his reputation.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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In the 1960s, Gordon Bunshaft, the high-modernist apostle of SOM, designed an austere wing and enclosed an open courtyard that got little use or affection during Buffalo’s long, hard winters.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2024
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The chapel was meant to house relics of the martyrs and apostles, Rossi said.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Sunshine Cleaning gave Adams’s Pollyanna era a slight edge.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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The film also features the artist Pollyanna Johnson and Samantha McCoach, the founder of the brand Le Kilt.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
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Trump's pick for the head of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been a staunch promoter of anti-vaccination policies and has pushed for the end of fluoride in water supplies.Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Yet the volume of the commentary about the Tyson fight, as well as the celebrities and public figures who chimed in, compelled the promoter to defend itself, an unusual step in the boxing world.Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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