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In a flurry of rapid-fire votes, most Senate Republicans spurned a group of measures Democrats said would lower everyday costs for Americans while separately moving to approve $70 billion for immigration enforcement.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026 -
However, four of the signatories spurned the agreement and resumed fighting after the 2021 army takeover.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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At one point, Iran asked to move its games to Mexico, but that request was rejected.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Voters in a 1986 retention election rejected Rose Bird, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and two liberal colleagues, over dissatisfaction with decisions overturning numerous death penalty sentences.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Larysa was stuck in Belarus, a country allied with Russia that Nataliia despised and had refused to move to, despite her daughter’s many pleas.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Nuggets refused to engage, declining to respond on the off day.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Jones also trumpeted his goal to phase out Georgia's income tax, but an ambitious cut withered after being scorned by Kemp, who is wrapping up his final term in office, and state House Republicans.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Around another corner is Hagar in the Wilderness (1875), still inhabiting the wasteland around her after being scorned by Abraham.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hultgren singled to lead off the fourth then was called out stealing second base, but the call was overruled by another umpire allowing Hultgren to remain on base.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2026
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The attorney objected, and the judge overruled her.—
Gabriella Ybarra,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026
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At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, DeSantis’ office vetoed the congressional map approved by lawmakers.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the first version of the bill that Kelly vetoed, the second piece of legislation included exemptions that would have allowed local governments to tax new construction and growth without counting against their spending limits.—
Matthew Kelly
Updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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The scout is familiar with Stokes, having scouted him over the years.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Michael was instrumental in helping the band secure its first full-length record deal with Motown Records after being scouted by Bobby Taylor.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Rebuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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