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Recent Examples of logrolling
This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
While old-fashioned logrolling and interest-group politics has actually improved the original proposal already, further improvements will require serious attention to the nature of the research culture involved.
—Yuval Levin, National Review, 17 May 2021
Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019
Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill.
—Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019
This is political logrolling disguised as public necessity.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves?
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017
Trump, of course, has not helped in the way a standard president would—bringing lawmakers along, participating in logrolling and horse-trading, using his own expertise to find the right formulas.
—Norm Ornstein, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2017
Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
While old-fashioned logrolling and interest-group politics has actually improved the original proposal already, further improvements will require serious attention to the nature of the research culture involved.
—Yuval Levin, National Review, 17 May 2021
Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019
Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill.
—Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019
This is political logrolling disguised as public necessity.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves?
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017
Trump, of course, has not helped in the way a standard president would—bringing lawmakers along, participating in logrolling and horse-trading, using his own expertise to find the right formulas.
—Norm Ornstein, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
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The tariff threats have also sparked an exchange of words between Mexico and Canada as Trump criticized both countries over their border controls.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Or take a job with a micromanaging boss in exchange for a higher salary?Morgan Smith, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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After a legal back-and-forth over the vote, in which the bank contested the validity of ballots cast by former employees, the National Labor Relations Board certified the election results on Tuesday.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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But it still could be squeezed out in the late back-and-forth, especially if negotiators decide to pursue a narrow health deal and punt unresolved issues into next year.Victoria Knight, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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To Google’s accountants, the barter still represents a gigantic overhead expense.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
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The increase is attributed to growth in barter revenue and advertising inventory.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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They were convicted of spying and part of a multi-country prisoner swap which included U.S. marine Paul Whelan, journalist Evan Gershkovich and Russian assassin Vadim Krasikov.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Three Americans wrongfully detained in China for many years were released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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However, for many, pardons or commutations of sentences come years after serving time in prison and hardly have the effect of forgiveness when a debt to society has already been paid.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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President Joe Biden, like many of his predecessors, has used his constitutional power to issue pardons and commutations, offering clemency to individuals convicted of various offenses.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Fewer spectacles have inspired American automotive imaginations more than monster trucks.Peter Nelson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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According to North Carolina Department of Corrections records, she was born on July 18, 1978, to a truck driver.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jamieson Greer Washington lawyer Jamieson Greer is Trump’s pick to lead international trade negotiations.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Republicans made good on their promise not to show up for a vote Friday unless Tate put up bills to keep negotiations on the minimum wage and paid sick leave laws alive.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
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Correspondent David Pogue talks with Dartmouth economics professor Doug Irwin about the unintended consequences from trade barriers.David Morgan, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Had Yoon put the last 941 days to good use to increase competitiveness and level playing fields, South Korea might be in a better position to deal with China’s downshift and U.S. President-elect Trump’s imminent trade war.William Pesek, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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