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The short cable should withstand 20,000 bends, while the long one should withstand 20,000 retractions.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Four months after the initial broadcast, as Young's lawyers demanded a retraction, CNN offered a correction on Tapper's show.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2025
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So the practice of love turns on a renunciation of control.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
9 Dec. 2024
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Syria The large question hanging over our Syria policy is whether the rebel group chiefly responsible for toppling the Assad regime, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or Organization for the Liberation of the Levant, is sincere in its renunciation of terrorism and Taliban-style Islamism.—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
12 Dec. 2024
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The return was also seen as a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that large numbers of Palestinians be resettled in Egypt and Jordan.—
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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Gerena, as he was called by everyone, upset Ramon Velez in that September’s primary which served as a repudiation of the Bronx Democratic machine.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
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From claim denials to failure to cover hormone therapy treatments and low reimbursement for the time and care needed to treat perimenopause and menopause.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
24 Jan. 2025
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Navigating The Application Process With Help Applying for an H-1B visa is a multi-step process with rules and deadlines that must be followed to avoid delays or denials.—
Sophie Alcorn,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Recantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recantation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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