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Recent Examples of reformer
Also, what Vance said about would-be Social Security reformers and the impoverishment of grandparents: That has been a Democratic talking-point for decades.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
The Packers have had a reformer machine available to players for a number of years, and Lal works with Clark on his in-season off-days.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
In contrast, people can also do Pilates on a specialized machine called a reformer.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
The Packers have had a reformer machine available to players for a number of years, and Lal works with Clark on his in-season off-days.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
In contrast, people can also do Pilates on a specialized machine called a reformer.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformer
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The philosophical question is whether progressives and conservatives should welcome affirmative action for kids who overcame disadvantages in their youth—especially what’s often the most difficult disadvantage of all: growing up in a single-parent family.Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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At the same time, many American progressives and others have been demanding the U.S. suspend arm shipments to Israel altogether because of the death toll among Palestinian civilians in Gaza.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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The optimist finds hope in the most despairing situation.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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But there was at least one optimist, or maybe someone who's just come to terms with the truth that's as cold as England can be this time of year.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The swing-district candidates cast themselves as moderates who didn’t toe the party line.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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While the conservatives, many of whom are Trump loyalists, may be more inclined to stay in line under a Trump administration than during President Biden's time in office, Johnson could face opposition from moderates in his party.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Now Donald Trump has nominated a candidate for Secretary of Labor who has been a strong proponent of the reclassification efforts that would potentially undermine independent contractor status and interfere with their abilities to run their businesses and gainfully employ themselves.Erik Sherman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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If the tariffs are simply a negotiating tool, as some tariff proponents say, then universal tariffs are untenable.The Editors, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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Helen’s husband, Wallace (Andrew Buchan), is a defense secretary and member of the conservative party, who toes a fine line between complicit villain and naive do-gooder, without ever risking anything more personal than his reputation.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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The hope was that, like Venom, this charismatic killer could anchor a franchise before potentially mixing it up with Holland’s friendly neighborhood do-gooder, or Tom Hardy’s schizophrenic symbiote, or maybe even the big leaguers in that lucrative cinematic universe a few shops over.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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In the 1960s, Gordon Bunshaft, the high-modernist apostle of SOM, designed an austere wing and enclosed an open courtyard that got little use or affection during Buffalo’s long, hard winters.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2024
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The chapel was meant to house relics of the martyrs and apostles, Rossi said.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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The politics of Pollyanna, brought to you by the things-have-never-been-better crowd.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Pope and Sarah go into catacombs beneath an old church in search of the treasure, but are forced to hide among the rats when Lightner (Rigo Sanchez) and his boss Dalia (Pollyanna McIntosh) show up and grab a mysterious scroll that is most likely a map.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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Drake’s petition accuses UMG of paying an independent radio promoter acting as an intermediary, who then paid other radio stations to boost airplay of Lamar’s track.Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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In the last 10 years, promoters say those venues have welcomed more than 500,000 visitors.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformer. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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