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The ex-House member is by no means the only one with confirmation troubles potentially coming their way; Senate GOP sources view her as being part of a triumvirate of nominees who will have issues in the coming months.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
4 Dec. 2024 -
But the triumvirate of blockbuster hopefuls is changing the dynamic, and should result in a holiday week box office haul of over $315 million, setting a new milestone.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Nov. 2024
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Russia is our enemy and will be for at least as long as Putin's dictatorship endures (and the Russian people continue to succumb to nostalgia for great power status and empire).—
Bradley Gitz,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Founded in 1998, the station is owned by journalist Marcus Garcia, another renowned Haitian journalist and columnist who led the struggle for press freedoms against the Duvalier dictatorship in the 1980s.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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The former England soccer captain is an ambassador for The King's Foundation, the sovereign's longtime charity promoting sustainability through practical training, which sent students and alumni to the glam banquet before the King and Queen's trip to Italy in April.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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No longer would the sovereign have to beg for funds.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
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These are to monopolies as oligarchies — rule by a few — are to monarchies.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2025
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This is not a case of regulated privatization or transparent outsourcing but of big oligarchy.—
BÁLINT MADLOVICS,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Legislature doesn’t have control over property taxes, which are the domain of local governments.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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China views most of the South China Sea as its own domain.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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During the Benjamin Harrison presidency, from 1889 to 1893, a U.S. diplomat to the islands joined forces with a U.S. naval captain to force upon the royal family a new Hawaiian constitution (quickly labeled the Bayonet Constitution) that favored the islands’ white establishment over the monarchy.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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When Meghan Markle first started dating Prince Harry, the former American actress was often described as a breath of fresh air for the British monarchy.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Longtime Prime Minister Keith Rowley, who had served nearly 10 years governing the oil-rich republic as head of the People’s National Movement, had taken the unusual step of resigning from office.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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But as a matter of context, there is a difference between the principled partisans of the early republic, the professional analysts of the 20th century, and an owner who demands his media outlet’s opinions should be limited to his preferences.—
Joseph Jones,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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While notable alum Sean McManus (’77) is no longer at the helm of the CBS Sports empire, Michigan grad David Berson wouldn’t say no to a Blue Devils-Wolverines final.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The king defending his crown, eager to retire but forced to hold on for the good of the empire, or the hothead ready to take to the mattresses in the name of all the marbles.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Duumvirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duumvirate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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