as in abnegation
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The West Allis Plan Commission approved the plan by a 5-0 vote with two abstentions on Sept. 25.
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Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
The final tally was 101 in favor and six opposed, with two abstentions.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
The move passed 22-1-1, with one vote against it by Democrat Ron Gibson and one abstention by Republican Derek Cahill.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2024
The French bid for the 2030 edition received 84 ‘yes’ votes, four ‘no’ votes and there were seven abstentions.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 July 2024
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Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
The final tally was 101 in favor and six opposed, with two abstentions.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
The move passed 22-1-1, with one vote against it by Democrat Ron Gibson and one abstention by Republican Derek Cahill.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2024
The French bid for the 2030 edition received 84 ‘yes’ votes, four ‘no’ votes and there were seven abstentions.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 July 2024
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The explicit and quasi-religious abnegation of the right to violent self-defense put the national committee at odds with one of its key allies during the Saturday march: Black Lives Matter.Samantha Eyler, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
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Is that an abnegation of interviewer responsibility?David Marchese David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
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But there is no evidence the mutation is linked to the consumption of raw milk or the avoidance of vaccines.Nate Trela, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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Prior to the Russia-Ukraine War, the P5 nations issued a statement in January 2022, saying the avoidance of war between nuclear-armed states is their foremost responsibility.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Soundscapes of the Silenced In late Renaissance Florence one in five women lived behind institutional walls whose rule was sensory mortification.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Sylvie saves everyone from further mortification by picking up the check.Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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And, for a population just one generation removed from near-universal poverty, Western celebrations of India’s mystical asceticism hold little appeal.Peter Martin, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2015
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Louise tells tales of drunkenness, asceticism, death.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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However, many borrowers are indicating that at least some loan servicers are still not processing IDR applications at all, or are not putting borrowers into a processing forbearance that should count toward student loan forgiveness under IDR and PSLF.Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Student loan borrowers who don’t qualify for a deferment may request a forbearance.Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2024
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But the biblical term for self-denial – inui – has another meaning.Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
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The Ford Focus Electric, with its appealing, Euro-hatchback lines, lacks the frumpy feel of self-denial often associated with electric cars.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
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This required immense discipline, frugality, and a laser focus on delivering value to early adopters.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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During the campaign, Eisenhower promised only modest changes to Truman’s foreign policies, both on Korea and on containment more generally, pledging merely to bring more competence and frugality to their implementation.Steven Casey, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
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Read: Thanksgiving should be in October Attending a less-than-thrilling shindig, anyway, isn’t necessarily a noble sacrifice.Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Being apart from them was a painful sacrifice, but the promise of Canadian residency for her and eventually her children seemed worth it.Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Abstention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstention. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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