as in to phase out
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Homeland Security has put out notices to start phasing out humanitarian parole programs and to restart the full implementation of the Remain in Mexico policy, which would require some asylum seekers at the southern border to wait in Mexico for their hearings in U.S. immigration court.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Decades later, President Bill Clinton phased out the tax breaks, causing the island to fall into economic crisis.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Such a domino effect—or cascade—happened in 2006, when a power line was shut off to accommodate a cruise ship transport.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
23 Jan. 2025
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The platform shut off access for U.S. users late Saturday, hours before the January 19 deadline, but came back online Sunday with a message crediting Trump, who had pledged to delay the ban.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Amid a flurry of executive actions President Trump is taking to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government, the Trump administration is also turning its attention to private companies and institutions.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The 29-year-old cofounder of the Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi guerrilla organization that was responsible for five homicides and a number of bomb plots before the FBI dismantled it in 2020, Russell was arrested by federal agents in February 2023 along with his girlfriend, Sarah Clendaniel.—
Ali Winston,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20aside. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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