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The rollback threatens long-standing legal structures designed to ensure equal employment opportunities.
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
One camp argued that, despite Trump’s long-standing infatuation with Putin, his Administration would end up with a policy that was roughly continuous with his predecessor’s, and perhaps even—some hoped—more supportive of Ukraine.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Owners of newspapers have set directions for as long as there have been owners of newspapers so, notwithstanding all the handwringing from those who lament the apparent disappearance of a long-standing progressive point of view, Bezos is exercising his prerogative.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The incident has ignited anger among some viewers and sparked interest in the long-standing tensions between the two figures, who have clashed repeatedly over political issues and personal criticisms.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
One camp argued that, despite Trump’s long-standing infatuation with Putin, his Administration would end up with a policy that was roughly continuous with his predecessor’s, and perhaps even—some hoped—more supportive of Ukraine.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Owners of newspapers have set directions for as long as there have been owners of newspapers so, notwithstanding all the handwringing from those who lament the apparent disappearance of a long-standing progressive point of view, Bezos is exercising his prerogative.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The incident has ignited anger among some viewers and sparked interest in the long-standing tensions between the two figures, who have clashed repeatedly over political issues and personal criticisms.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Long-standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-standing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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