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There are no gestational age restrictions, although most abortions are performed during the first trimester and those after 23 weeks require specialized care.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025 -
Improper restriction and exclusion of ill food service employees.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2025
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The resulting funds could only be used by the interned to pay for their confinement.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Mar. 2025
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The lives of poor Liberians were temporarily suspended, bracketed by confinement, while those with far more resources could transcend it.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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The effects could ripple up the chain to textile makers and farmers as everyone seeks lower prices to save costs.—
Marc Bain and Joan Kennedy,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the case of Tom’s, Schaden says teams are eager partners given the chain’s ability to bring in crowds even when there isn’t an event at the venue.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Even more experience abuse leading up to their incarceration.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The gang started as an organizing structure for men imprisoned during a period of mass incarceration that began under former President Hugo Chavez, Hanson told USA TODAY.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Last week, Israel ended a two-month-old ceasefire by resuming bombing and ground operations, increasing pressure on Hamas to free the remaining hostages in its captivity.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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According to a complaint obtained by PEOPLE, the victim was beaten with a metal bat, made to stand for hours, only fed liquids — which he was given once a day — and slept a mere 10 hours during the time he was held in captivity.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, frontline institutions are facing severe resource constraints: The World Food Programme is facing an $8.1 billion shortfall leading to the closure of its Southern Africa office, and slashed rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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That’s partly due to the constraints of the U.S. health care system.—
Eleanor Rivera,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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The university says Suri is working on a project that looks into potential causes that hinder cooperation among religiously diverse societies and possibilities to overcome those hindrances.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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There’s no question that my last name was more of a help than a hindrance.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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The chance that American attacks on Houthis could prompt attacks on Saudi Arabia and a renewal of the kingdom’s brutal war in Yemen was a chief concern of the Biden administration, a prime reason that White House operated with a degree of restraint in its strikes on Houthi targets.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Sullivan, 56, was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Enchainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchainment. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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