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There has been no ruling or official statement that Martin's latest imprisonment runs contrary to Trump's pardon order.
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Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
This is why scholars find modern presidents issue fewer executive orders under divided government, contrary to popular media narratives that present executive orders as a president’s way of circumventing Congress.
—Sharece Thrower, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
Trump and Kim Jong Un may have fallen in love during the former president’s first term, but contrary to Trump’s claims, the North Koreans never agreed to and have not denuclearized.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
Costco has run directly contrary to that narrative.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
This is why scholars find modern presidents issue fewer executive orders under divided government, contrary to popular media narratives that present executive orders as a president’s way of circumventing Congress.
—Sharece Thrower, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
Trump and Kim Jong Un may have fallen in love during the former president’s first term, but contrary to Trump’s claims, the North Koreans never agreed to and have not denuclearized.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
Costco has run directly contrary to that narrative.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Contrary to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contrary%20to. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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