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Recent Examples of wield
But Iran also has many ways to wield its nuclear program that stop short of getting a weapon, injecting further peril into an already volatile new nuclear age.
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Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Vought said that independent agencies and unelected bureaucrats and experts wield far too much power while the traditional legislative process is a sham.
—Molly Redden, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2024
Gaga even began wielding a literal disco stick in live performances.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Of course, the leverage that Biden has been willing to wield over Netanyahu has always been limited.
—Andrew Payne, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Vought said that independent agencies and unelected bureaucrats and experts wield far too much power while the traditional legislative process is a sham.
—Molly Redden, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2024
Gaga even began wielding a literal disco stick in live performances.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Of course, the leverage that Biden has been willing to wield over Netanyahu has always been limited.
—Andrew Payne, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dr Lyn Goldsworthy, from the University of Tasmania and a long-time observer at CCAMLR meetings, told The Guardian that China was seeking to exert its influence in the region for geopolitical reasons, with an eye on future exploitation.The Week UK, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, Congress had already exerted its authority in the Electoral Count Act in 1887, which institutionalized standards to reduce the extent of reliance on democratic norms.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The groups’ American Electorate Voter Poll — using a larger Latino sample and additional techniques for polling Hispanics — flipped that outcome, with Harris winning 56% of Latino men to Trump’s 43%.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Director Bruce Goodison applies the tension well in the first two thirds of this efficient Shudder release, but then the plot smacks into a dead-end in its final act.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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This also applies to any Amazon EC2 instance that's been backed up.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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