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Recent Examples of naturalize
Troublesome journalists who are naturalized citizens?
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 1 July 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy Vivek Ramaswamy, the tech billionaire and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, told NBC News in 2023 that his father never became a U.S. citizen and his mother only naturalized after he was born.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 June 2025
For roughly the past decade, some voting officials have also used SAVE to check the citizenship of voters on their rolls, usually in instances where department of motor vehicle records indicated a voter is a noncitizen, since those records often aren't updated when a person naturalizes.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 28 June 2025
Much of the information about denaturalization focuses on people who have been naturalized and failed to disclose a criminal past during the process.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 June 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 1 July 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy Vivek Ramaswamy, the tech billionaire and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, told NBC News in 2023 that his father never became a U.S. citizen and his mother only naturalized after he was born.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 June 2025
For roughly the past decade, some voting officials have also used SAVE to check the citizenship of voters on their rolls, usually in instances where department of motor vehicle records indicated a voter is a noncitizen, since those records often aren't updated when a person naturalizes.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 28 June 2025
Much of the information about denaturalization focuses on people who have been naturalized and failed to disclose a criminal past during the process.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 June 2025
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Essentially, customers get a grace period to adopt a software solution without overage charges—and in turn, can get a sense of their actual usage and then possibly increase their commitment level down the line.—
Vidhi Agrawal,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The loud, brazen demeanor adopted by many pastors inspires mass trances and a sense of divine supremacy.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Native Americans during the earliest periods of contact with Europeans in Texas, according to Spanish records, also adapted to the prevailing cycles of seasonal flooding in the state's interior by modifying their economic trade cycles.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The novel was later adapted into a film starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor — herself a guest at the hotel.—
Harold Isaac,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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Before the pottery wheel and writing systems were shared between cultures, domesticated plants and animals spread across the Fertile Crescent and Egypt in the sixth millennium BC, as societies transitioned from being hunter-gatherers to living in permanent settlements.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 July 2025
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While domesticated grapes are hermaphorditic, meaning their flowers contain both male and female organs, wild grapes are dioecious, meaning there are separate male and female plants, as is the case with this species.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 June 2025
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Beginning in 2026, the credit will be adjusted annually for inflation.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
8 July 2025
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These agents can independently plan campaigns, test variations, adjust budgets and even launch A/B tests without human intervention.—
Saul Marquez,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The food offerings are still a work in progress, but three of the concepts — Cosmos Burger, Lobster Lab and La Vida (think bowls, wraps and smoothies) — will be borrowed from Windmill.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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And for Black women over 40, this fantasy has never been borrowed from Paris ateliers alone, but rooted in a deep cultural tradition of spectacle, performance, and self-definition.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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Therefore, they’re accustomed to using certain terms.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Reporters are accustomed to unanswered messages, stall tactics and other evasive maneuvers when pursuing a story.—
Beryl Love,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The ability to assimilate into these groups is seen as a prerequisite for healthy social and emotional development, and opting out is rarely an option.—
Dr. Rami Kaminski,
Time,
18 June 2025
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Families reeling from the court decision In cities like Miami, migrants who came through the program quickly assimilated into the communities here because they were granted legal work permits and had come to the country sponsored by relatives.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Before the fun begins, San Diegans can familiarize themselves with the county’s laws and guidelines regarding the possession and use of fireworks to avoid a hefty fine or prison time.—
Jaelyn Rodriguez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
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The Compounding Problem Any NBA player looking to maximize their earning potential over the next half-decade needs to familiarize themselves with the concept of compounding.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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