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After all, filing delays reflect governance frailty that can be overcome by aligning incentives, ending indifference and defanging incompetence.
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Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Over the years, Hun Sen has coaxed or cowed, corrupted or co-opted, defanged, sidelined, or otherwise neutralized a large cast of adversaries, far and near.
—Stéphanie Giry, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2015
But after President Biden took office in 2021, his administration dropped efforts to defang California’s law.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The civil complaint comes as Republicans have signaled plans to defang the CFPB.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Over the years, Hun Sen has coaxed or cowed, corrupted or co-opted, defanged, sidelined, or otherwise neutralized a large cast of adversaries, far and near.
—Stéphanie Giry, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2015
But after President Biden took office in 2021, his administration dropped efforts to defang California’s law.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The civil complaint comes as Republicans have signaled plans to defang the CFPB.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Defang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defang. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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