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Recent Examples of defund
The legislation also includes provisions to defund Planned Parenthood and repeal taxes on gun silencers.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
His administration is also proposing to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting entirely, threatening the funding of smaller outlets like WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama, and KGOU in Norman, Oklahoma.
—Matthew Powers, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
While the band’s members did not directly reference the Trump administration’s efforts to defund the organizations, RFE/RL president and CEO Stephen Capus was more direct in his praise for the song and the group’s efforts to help shine a light on the services’ vital work.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
The dismissals followed other attacks on climate science and efforts to defund climate research, Jones told CNN.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
His administration is also proposing to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting entirely, threatening the funding of smaller outlets like WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama, and KGOU in Norman, Oklahoma.
—Matthew Powers, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
While the band’s members did not directly reference the Trump administration’s efforts to defund the organizations, RFE/RL president and CEO Stephen Capus was more direct in his praise for the song and the group’s efforts to help shine a light on the services’ vital work.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
The dismissals followed other attacks on climate science and efforts to defund climate research, Jones told CNN.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defund
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Taxpayers who do not receive an ERC refund will either receive a notice of disallowance or nothing at all.—
Guinevere Moore,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In addition to receiving the key to the city, Brunson helped unveil a new mural on the school’s exterior, created in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
29 May 2025
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Many scenes in the film are spoken in the local language and the village, as well as the mountainous, rugged landscape that surrounds it, are portrayed as subsisting at the edge between wilderness and civilization.—
Bartolomeo Sala,
The Dial,
27 Mar. 2025
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From here on out, Cam is pretty much tripping balls every day for the rest of his life, subsisting for the first few weeks on a bulk purchase from Lump.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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