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Rubio's position comes amid tension between the South African government and the Trump administration over that country's land expropriation law and its anti-Israel stance.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2025 -
As a teenager who reached the 100 meter backstroke semifinal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she was publicly drawn to comment on Mugabe's controversial policy of violent expropriation of commercial farms owned by white Zimbabweans.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Trump's economic war and annexation threats have infuriated Canadians.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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There are also mounting concerns among Palestinians that US President Donald Trump may endorse annexation of the occupied territory, which is home to more than 3 million Palestinians.—
Nada Bashir,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Investigators had confiscated more than 335 pounds of meth, nearly 9 pounds of heroin, more than 1,500 fentanyl pills and more than $150,000 during the years-long operation before Wednesday’s seizures.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Subsequent seizures then led doctors to find a tumor in her brain, which was supposedly directly related to her original diagnosis.—
Sara Belcher,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Today in the Planet Money newsletter, what is presidential impoundment power?—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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For example, litigation may be a way for the administration to convince courts that the president’s impoundment power should be expanded.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Feb. 2025
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The violence is raising concerns of a gang takeover, with Hérard’s name being often cited along with others as a possible beneficiary of the effort.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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The same day, Columbia moved to expel and suspend for multiple years students involved in last spring’s takeover of Hamilton Hall.—
Cayla Bamberger,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Any process of sequestration should be adjusted as tax and spending estimates change over time.—
R. Glenn Hubbard,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Nov. 2014
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Beyond that the potential sequestration deadline of April 30, and the prospect of the government hitting the debt ceiling deadline perhaps later in 2025 mean that government funding may continue to have market impact this year. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The two other spots on the Chargers offensive line are up for grabs.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Its ability to continue doing so in the future is now seemingly up for grabs.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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That insight often comes from someone testing a previously unchallenged assumption.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Showdown at Little Rock Similar assumptions guided events even in places where desegregation appeared to be working.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Confiscation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscation. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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