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Other Democrats have taken decidedly more combative stances.
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Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Both sides cite various research studies for their contradictory stances.
—Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Plenty of paint brands, including Sherwin-Williams, Behr, and Benjamin Moore (to name a few), have shared their stances on the shades set to define the year ahead.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
That includes being a leader in an effort to sideline one of Joe Biden’s FCC nominees, Gigi Sohn, who faced opposition, largely played out behind the scenes, from Comcast and other industry lobbyists for her past stances as a public interest advocate.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
There’s also her nearly lifelong struggle with Lyme disease (which was undiagnosed for decades), the hate mail and random abuse her ideas and stances have earned, and, of course, being physically attacked by Courtney Love at Lollapalooza in 1995.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Opposition to Kennedy centers mostly on his policy stances, many of which run counter to traditional GOP orthodoxy.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
While many Silicon Valley leaders espoused pro-Democrat views especially during the Obama years, Sacks became increasingly vocal in his conservative stances, especially around the Russia-Ukraine war and fighting censorship on tech platforms.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
Tangent Sanders’ comment about Kennedy is a rare instance of a senior Democratic leader praising one of the health secretary nominee’s stances.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Both sides cite various research studies for their contradictory stances.
—Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Plenty of paint brands, including Sherwin-Williams, Behr, and Benjamin Moore (to name a few), have shared their stances on the shades set to define the year ahead.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
That includes being a leader in an effort to sideline one of Joe Biden’s FCC nominees, Gigi Sohn, who faced opposition, largely played out behind the scenes, from Comcast and other industry lobbyists for her past stances as a public interest advocate.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
There’s also her nearly lifelong struggle with Lyme disease (which was undiagnosed for decades), the hate mail and random abuse her ideas and stances have earned, and, of course, being physically attacked by Courtney Love at Lollapalooza in 1995.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Opposition to Kennedy centers mostly on his policy stances, many of which run counter to traditional GOP orthodoxy.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
While many Silicon Valley leaders espoused pro-Democrat views especially during the Obama years, Sacks became increasingly vocal in his conservative stances, especially around the Russia-Ukraine war and fighting censorship on tech platforms.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
Tangent Sanders’ comment about Kennedy is a rare instance of a senior Democratic leader praising one of the health secretary nominee’s stances.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Stances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stances. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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