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a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
As a result of all of this, local authorities often serve as rubber stamps for laws and regulations proposed by offshore private-sector actors.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
But weird can be good, especially at the Emmys, an awards show that tends to rubber-stamp nominees year after year.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
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The two joined Zendaya’s mom on an outing in Calabasas, their errands run doubling as their rubber stamp on couple dressing.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
As a result of all of this, local authorities often serve as rubber stamps for laws and regulations proposed by offshore private-sector actors.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Verb
Approval from the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission is still need to rubber-stamp the agreement.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
But weird can be good, especially at the Emmys, an awards show that tends to rubber-stamp nominees year after year.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
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Some experts on this historical time period say Trump's mass deportation plans have echoes of the widespread internments during World War II, in which more than 100,000 Japanese Americans, many of them U.S. citizens like Takei's family, were forcibly detained in prison camps.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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For Harris, the echoes of the recent past on that lawn are the point.Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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So, Dobbins signed a one-year, $1.6-million deal with the Chargers on April 18.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Gipson signed with Jacksonville but had to serve a six-game suspension for violating the policy on performance-enhancing drugs and was released without playing in a game this season.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Nevertheless, much of his own theoretical work emerged from a distinct but related intellectual tradition, the post-Keynesian school, which was originally associated with some left-leaning British followers of John Maynard Keynes.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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In a tearful TikTok post on Friday, Longo informed Peanut’s followers of his death.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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The serial numbers on those seals are written on a form that is then initialed by the chief inspector and a member of the Board of Absentee Canvassers.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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When those match, it’s marked approved the approver initials the envelope.Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Non-doms face a major tax hit The U.K.’s non-dom regime is a 200-year-old tax rule, which permits people living in the U.K., but who are domiciled elsewhere, to avoid paying tax on income and capital gains earned overseas for up to 15 years.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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For this vital right to be effective, election officials must be permitted to do their jobs free from improper partisan influence, physical threats, or any other conduct designed to intimidate.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rogan waited until the eve of the election to officially endorse Trump.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Who is the Tribune Editorial Board endorsing?Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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That attitude ties in with another of the DOL’s principles, which recommends that AI should be used only to enable workers, which, in turn, could improve their job quality.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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This technology can enable businesses to uncover patterns, trends and relationships that may not be visible through traditional data analysis.Narendra Babu Vattem, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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