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Recent Examples of nonstarter
The plan is House Republican leadership's opening salvo in the funding fight — a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through March 28, while attaching a noncitizen voting bill that Democrats generally see as a nonstarter.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
But this idea is a virtual nonstarter because the congressional committees with oversight of CISA won’t give up their power in a rapidly growing domain.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024
Despite the smattering of Democratic support, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries from New York's 8th District, has said elimination of the debt ceiling is a nonstarter.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Voting to raise the debt ceiling is a nonstarter among many House GOP hard-liners, and Democrats are refusing to lend Republicans a hand despite deep skepticism of the debt limit in their own party.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
But this idea is a virtual nonstarter because the congressional committees with oversight of CISA won’t give up their power in a rapidly growing domain.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024
Despite the smattering of Democratic support, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries from New York's 8th District, has said elimination of the debt ceiling is a nonstarter.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Voting to raise the debt ceiling is a nonstarter among many House GOP hard-liners, and Democrats are refusing to lend Republicans a hand despite deep skepticism of the debt limit in their own party.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
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Green Bay, losers of two straight games, opened as a 3.5-point underdog, but that line has climbed to 4.5 points this week.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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That would encourage a new period of aggression by Russia, China, North Korea, and a nuclear-capable Iran, in which America — and Trump — will be the losers.Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Guaranteed there will be no repeat of last year’s Taylor Swift fiasco, when host Jo Koy told a joke at Taylor Swift’s expense in his opening monologue.Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
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If the Kings were going to write a script for how to turn Fox into a sympathetic figure in this whole fiasco, this would be it.Sam Amick, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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An east wind will maintain a higher risk of rip currents along the coast, but overall, the holiday period will not see a washout.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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On six of those instances, the games were postponed on back-to-back days, including a stretch of three consecutive days of washouts.Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Victims can apply for other forms of disaster assistance.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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As the potential new lead of the nation's federal national disaster response, Noem may also face questions about her handling of devastating floods in her state.Lexie Schapitl, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
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The sale, which was required by Congress, marks the second time in four years that an effort to auction oil and gas leases in the pristine wilderness — home to migrating caribou, polar bears, musk oxen, millions of birds and other wildlife — has been a flop.Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Giants’ other midlevel free-agent signings were flops.Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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That tent city debacle is a blueprint for what not to do.Gerard S. Williams, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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This caps off a year in which federal politicians zeroed in on private equity ownership of health-care providers, including the Steward Health debacle, and pushes Congress one step closer to new regulations.Caitlin Owens, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Nuclear arms race The worst-case scenario in an escalating conflict between the U.S. and China would be either side turning to nuclear bombs.Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Host Nikki Glaser skewers Hollywood A-listers with kindness, gets an assist from Adam Sandler Overall, a great performance, especially when compared to Koy's comedic bomb last year.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Instead of the intensive active, this pen is spiked with a combination of mineral-rich sea salt and coconut oil, sage oil, and lemon peel oil—a trifecta of oils rich in antioxidants to brighten and even the tone of your teeth.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
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With more time, make a simple bean salad: Mince a red onion and mix with a spoonful of Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, pepper and a handful of cooked beans.Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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