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But Bates’s no-nonsense approach to crime and dogged determination to hold all lawbreakers accountable created a seismic shift in how crime and punishment would be tackled in Maryland’s largest city.
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
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The events of Oct. 7, 2023, marked a seismic shift in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
But experts say China’s rapid EV boom represents a seismic shift that could halt the country’s role as an engine of global oil demand and could help redefine the its role on the international stage.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
This alarming seismic shift in power from Congress to the White House, the equivalent of an 8.0 on the Richter scale, goes unmentioned.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
There's No Way Back | Opinion Trump Should Keep His Eyes on the (Nobel) Prize in the Mideast | Opinion
The events of Oct. 7, 2023, marked a seismic shift in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
But experts say China’s rapid EV boom represents a seismic shift that could halt the country’s role as an engine of global oil demand and could help redefine the its role on the international stage.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
This alarming seismic shift in power from Congress to the White House, the equivalent of an 8.0 on the Richter scale, goes unmentioned.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Seismic shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seismic%20shift. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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