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And universities are rethinking taking formal stances on divisive topics, something that had become common surrounding issues like climate change and the murder of George Floyd.
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
At least 18 male figures in blue-and-white striped striped shirts and pants occupy a massive triptych, some in powerful stances, others distressed, and at least two human heads have been lopped off with swords.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Wells and Carlson, who worked together for years, were dismissed abruptly from Fox News in 2023, even though his program — which drew lots of criticism and advertiser boycotts for some of its host’s stances on race and gender — was the linchpin of the primetime schedule .
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
The former school teacher and the Hillbilly Elegy author have each taken some significant stances on tech.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2024
Due to some combination of the ebbing of the pandemic, upheaval abroad, and Biden’s own more lenient immigration stances, new border apprehensions soared to their highest level in decades.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
At least 18 male figures in blue-and-white striped striped shirts and pants occupy a massive triptych, some in powerful stances, others distressed, and at least two human heads have been lopped off with swords.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Wells and Carlson, who worked together for years, were dismissed abruptly from Fox News in 2023, even though his program — which drew lots of criticism and advertiser boycotts for some of its host’s stances on race and gender — was the linchpin of the primetime schedule .
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
The former school teacher and the Hillbilly Elegy author have each taken some significant stances on tech.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2024
Due to some combination of the ebbing of the pandemic, upheaval abroad, and Biden’s own more lenient immigration stances, new border apprehensions soared to their highest level in decades.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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