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Recent mass firings, primarily aimed at new and temporary workers, have thinned the ranks of the workforce that would aid in the response to outbreaks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to interviews with more than half a dozen current staff.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department moved earlier this month to dismiss the charges in exchange for Adams' help with enforcing Trump's immigration policies—a move that prompted more than half a dozen career prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York—to resign.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
This extends to either side of the alcohol divide; there are no fewer than half a dozen entries in the spirit-free section.
—Brad Japhe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
The law helped uncover, among many others, the Odebrecht bribery scandal that shook more than half a dozen Latin American governments a decade ago.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Pien Huang, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department moved earlier this month to dismiss the charges in exchange for Adams' help with enforcing Trump's immigration policies—a move that prompted more than half a dozen career prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York—to resign.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
This extends to either side of the alcohol divide; there are no fewer than half a dozen entries in the spirit-free section.
—Brad Japhe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
The law helped uncover, among many others, the Odebrecht bribery scandal that shook more than half a dozen Latin American governments a decade ago.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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