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Recent Examples of defund
Literally, this order would defund the police in states across the country.
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Sarah Handel, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Donald Trump and his administration have threatened to defund PBS.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
The memo details how to defund law enforcement and cites support from OSI.
Baltimore Action Legal Team has received more than $1 million from Open Society Foundations since 2017.
—Patrick Hauf, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Heinrich pressed Wright to commit to fund grid programs in the face of Project 2025's proposals to defund offices like the Grid Deployment Office.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Handel, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Donald Trump and his administration have threatened to defund PBS.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
The memo details how to defund law enforcement and cites support from OSI.
Baltimore Action Legal Team has received more than $1 million from Open Society Foundations since 2017.
—Patrick Hauf, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Heinrich pressed Wright to commit to fund grid programs in the face of Project 2025's proposals to defund offices like the Grid Deployment Office.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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