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Recent Examples of defection
As the 2026 tourney gets underway, the networks in the TNT Sports portfolio now reach a little under 60 million homes, and with an annual defection rate that’s been holding steady at 8%, CBS’ cable partners will likely land on the wrong side of 50 million subs by the end of 2027.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
In a sporting sense, the timing of this defection was significant.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
That’s how today’s defection process came to exist, as the result of a dispute between two nations separated by just 90 miles that created a maze of obstacles.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The House has been operating with 218 Republicans, including Kiley, and 214 Democrats, which means Johnson has been able to afford only afford a single defection on party-line votes.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
In a sporting sense, the timing of this defection was significant.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
That’s how today’s defection process came to exist, as the result of a dispute between two nations separated by just 90 miles that created a maze of obstacles.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The House has been operating with 218 Republicans, including Kiley, and 214 Democrats, which means Johnson has been able to afford only afford a single defection on party-line votes.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defection
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Dara Shikoh was accused of apostasy from Islam and tried under religious authority.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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For Pittsburghers, whose city had for so long been singularly defined by the production of steel, the idea that industrial competitiveness was not paramount bordered on apostasy.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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The core of the story is the desertion and betrayal of Roseanna McCoy by all concerned.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing around 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in January.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Coming up in the nineteen-sixties, his childhood coincided with a schism in Black politics.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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By yesterday, the administration had decided to give the country through the weekend to resolve its regime schism.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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That abandonment is even more damaging in a country like Cuba, which has run a global propaganda campaign based on its social achievements.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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News of the abandonments has prompted outrage on social media, with many calling for the person to be prosecuted when caught.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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The second major structural change involves one of the hallmarks of SARS-CoV-2 as compared to SARS-CoV-1: initial scission at the S1 furin cleavage site.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
6 May 2022
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Wilson cautions more work is needed to explain how exactly spin results after scission.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2021
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The Grammy winner, 31, who debuted late last month as Zidler in the Tony-winning adaptation of the 2001 musical film, will now be taking her final bow on Friday — less than a week after her post Saturday accusing 36-year-old Thompson of infidelity.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Authorities painted a picture of fights and arguments — including when Ashley accused him of infidelity — that ratcheted up to the killings.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Amid the Cold War, Indonesian leaders feared that an independent East Timor would fuel separatism and fall under communist influence.—
Agathe Demarolle,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Mar. 2026
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The stance aligns with China’s own sensitivities over sovereignty and separatism.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Her daughter, Pallas, who co-manages Birchbark, says that the books lining the store’s shelves debunk the misconceptions that Native literature is stuck in the past or focused solely on hardship.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hezel and Marcello are aware that there are misconceptions, one of the biggest being that the Marlins strictly adhere to the numbers.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Defection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defection. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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