1
as in to pooh
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2
as in to quarrel (with)
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Mild-mannered Ahmet doesn’t protest, but a visible heaviness weighs on him.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025 -
The communities protesting range in size from dozens of members to millions, totaling at least 40 million members.—
Kat Tenbarge,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Trump has complained about China’s rising influence over the canal.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some consumers have also complained that bulk billing arrangements can burden them with a single, subpar internet service that costs more.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
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Trump has long scorned the very notion of domestic extremism, dismissing it as overblown or invented.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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After the Iron Curtain fell, tennis exploded in the former communist countries, where tennis had long been scorned as a pursuit of the bourgeoisie.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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The duke was liked by 31 percent and disliked by 38 percent giving him a net approval rating of minus 7 in the later polling, down from plus 38 six weeks earlier.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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The question was, which aspects of rotting fruit do these maggots like and dislike?—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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Premised on mistrust of governmental power, the First Amendment stands against attempts to disfavor certain subjects or viewpoints or to distinguish among different speakers, which may be a means to control content.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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At least for the moment, a majority of Justices are telling us that such nationwide preliminary injunctions are disfavored and should not be issued by the lower courts, by way of staying the preliminary injunction issued against the enforcement of the CTA.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Some have criticized general manager Nico Harrison for giving up one of the NBA’s best players in his prime without fielding multiple offers.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
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Amid signs vowing to fight the deportation of immigrants and criticizing the policies of President Donald Trump at a rally was one held by a young man putting the effort on a highly personal level.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Object (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/object%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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