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Many children who were dependent on USAID for food could die as Trump has made Elon Musk, accountable to no one with free rein to gut USAID as a cost-cutting measure, despite its being a mere fraction of the federal budget.
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Darin Stewart, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
But, in a move uncharacteristic for Trump, the media mogul appears to have been given free rein over the cuts.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
The easy, and true, earlier justifications about who attacked whom, and about whether Vladimir Putin should be allowed free rein of Europe, faded into cliché.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Senior center Chris Jaimes, the Rams’ leading scorer, got into early foul trouble and was limited to five points.
Mitrovic, who is averaging 14.1 points and needs 21 to reach 1,000 in his career, often has free rein in the paint.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Darin Stewart, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
But, in a move uncharacteristic for Trump, the media mogul appears to have been given free rein over the cuts.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
The easy, and true, earlier justifications about who attacked whom, and about whether Vladimir Putin should be allowed free rein of Europe, faded into cliché.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Senior center Chris Jaimes, the Rams’ leading scorer, got into early foul trouble and was limited to five points.
Mitrovic, who is averaging 14.1 points and needs 21 to reach 1,000 in his career, often has free rein in the paint.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Free rein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20rein. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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