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Throwing people off the ballot based on obscure technicalities that New York used to specialize in, like using the wrong color of paper, is dirty pool deployed by party machines to squash insurgents.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
Well, the move he's taken to offer an Israel-only deal is very dirty pool.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2024
Peterson went to a cheap hotel with spotty electricity and a dirty pool.
—Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2023
Luckily, there’s an easy way around the constant dirty pool buildup — robotic pool cleaners.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 13 May 2023
More dirty pool could be ahead.
—Jackie Calmes, Time, 22 June 2021
Because, after all, no one wants to swim in a dirty pool.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2022
Since July 1, the vector control district has received 199 calls related to mosquitoes in Costa Mesa — mostly concerning bites and complaints of dirty pools and ponds, according to Heather Hyland, the district’s public information officer.
—Daily Pilot, 23 Oct. 2019
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
Well, the move he's taken to offer an Israel-only deal is very dirty pool.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2024
Peterson went to a cheap hotel with spotty electricity and a dirty pool.
—Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2023
Luckily, there’s an easy way around the constant dirty pool buildup — robotic pool cleaners.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 13 May 2023
More dirty pool could be ahead.
—Jackie Calmes, Time, 22 June 2021
Because, after all, no one wants to swim in a dirty pool.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2022
Since July 1, the vector control district has received 199 calls related to mosquitoes in Costa Mesa — mostly concerning bites and complaints of dirty pools and ponds, according to Heather Hyland, the district’s public information officer.
—Daily Pilot, 23 Oct. 2019
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