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Recent Examples of wield
Trade policy Some further confirmation that President Donald Trump is wielding tariffs mainly as negotiating tools would also be a welcome reprieve for traders, who remain concerned that the inflationary impact of potential levies will offset any gains from deregulation.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Tribes wielding spears and scrolls grow into global empires equipped with nukes and blue jeans.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
The sword Saul wielded against the church as its most ardent persecutor was now turned against him.
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Here are the rules of wielding these happy hues in your own home, according to some of our favorite Southern designers.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Tribes wielding spears and scrolls grow into global empires equipped with nukes and blue jeans.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
The sword Saul wielded against the church as its most ardent persecutor was now turned against him.
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Here are the rules of wielding these happy hues in your own home, according to some of our favorite Southern designers.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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But in Schmitt’s hands, what could have been a straightforward takedown of conservative philanthropic activism is instead a personal meditation on control and the ways that institutions and systems exert control over our beliefs, lives and bodies.—
Shannon L. Bowen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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Post-wildfire landslides can exert great loads on objects in their paths, strip vegetation, block drainage ways, damage structures and endanger human life, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Over the past few months, Mace has filed a bill seeking to ban transgender women from using women's bathrooms at the U.S. Capitol.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
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This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Moreover, Trump seems to have backed off from applying pressure on the Fed. Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. dollar began strengthening and hit its highest level in more than two years, as measured by the U.S. dollar index.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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