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Noun
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Deregulation While congressional action obviously is required to eliminate agencies and enabling statutes outright, legitimate deregulation can begin with the same zeal that created overregulation.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025 -
Joyce, with visionary zeal, puts her foot down at staging yet another production of Oklahoma!—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Or Jewish people assailed and mocked over social media with unrelenting fervor.—
Jonathan Greenblatt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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The Wolves don’t want to deal with Oklahoma fervor in Game 7.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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This pivot could become painful for Jewish communities at a time of rising antisemitism and anti-Israel zealotry around the world.—
Joshua Stanton,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2025
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The reputation of the debonair painter must be shielded from progressive zealotry.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Noun
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His face is grim, lacking the exuberance and devil-may-care attitude visible in earlier paintings.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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That youthful exuberance paved the way for Fleury to play more than 20 years at the highest level.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2025
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Such scams exploit investor enthusiasm and poor regulation to inflate prices before insiders sell off their holdings.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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This campaign has energized consumption enthusiasm among younger demographics.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
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