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as in to temporize
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Recent Examples of filibuster
Then, the budget committee assembles those bills together into one large bill that can't be filibustered.
Negotiations on the budget reconciliation package are expected to be more challenging in the coming months, as committees craft detailed provisions impacting government programs and tax policy.
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Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
When senators could still filibuster judicial and executive branch nominees, the ranking member worked with the majority party to find palatable candidates who could get a 60-vote supermajority to be confirmed by the Senate.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
House Republicans turned their backs in protest as the resolution was being read on the House floor Friday and then filibustered the resolution for the next several hours.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
And even if the House passes a CR, it can be filibustered in the Senate.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
When senators could still filibuster judicial and executive branch nominees, the ranking member worked with the majority party to find palatable candidates who could get a 60-vote supermajority to be confirmed by the Senate.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
House Republicans turned their backs in protest as the resolution was being read on the House floor Friday and then filibustered the resolution for the next several hours.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
And even if the House passes a CR, it can be filibustered in the Senate.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filibuster
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Romney's Cass took Obama to task for opposing development of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge and for temporizing on the Keystone pipeline, while Obama's Aldy accused Romney of being insensitive to the environment and to the needs and desires of future generations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2012
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Accompanying these principles must be a rejection of the impulse to temporize about the dangers that confront us and a rejection of the bizarre deprecation of our nation and civilization.—
Peter J. Travers,
National Review,
29 Mar. 2022
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Several of those town halls – including in deeply Republican districts – went viral as residents harangued lawmakers over the cuts.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Republican members of Congress are finding themselves so harangued about federal cuts during town halls that they've been advised to stop holding them.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Related article These people stopped procrastinating.—
Mary E. Dozier,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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Up to 5,000 Loyalty Points from American Airlines Last-minute travel planners (and those who like to procrastinate) are being rewarded this month.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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This is utter nonsense, and discourse about practically any new game on the market has become so toxic that staying off the internet entirely is the only way avoid it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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One man's laundry hack sparks discourse over detergent measuring cup Symantec: Group operating ransomware identified as Spearwing A March 6 blog post by Symantec, a brand of enterprise security software, says a group called Spearwing is operating the ransomware.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Inflation has fallen from a 40-year peak of 9.1% in 2022, but the last stretch to meet the Fed's 2% goal has stalled.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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While former President Joe Biden sought to revive the deal, negotiations stalled, and Trump's second-term policies have further tightened sanctions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trump speaks to reporters about Russia, Iran and a third term President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on Sunday night from Air Force One, where he was asked about a third term, ceasefire negotiations with Russia and tariffs on Iran.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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But speaking to some of China's America watchers, views of any opportunities that the new administration might offer are tempered by caution and skepticism about China's appetite to eat America's lunch.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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Broken cross-department collaboration exacerbates inefficiencies, delaying decision-making and execution.—
Joao Mendes-Roter,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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To save its melting glaciers, China has used technology including snow blankets and artificial snow systems, to delay the melting process.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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For decades, Washington lectured Beijing about avoiding protectionism, eliminating barriers to foreign investment, and disciplining the use of subsidies and industrial policy—with only modest success.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2025
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Boutros has also lectured at the University of Chicago Law School since 2011 and published two books on white-collar law.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Filibuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibuster. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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