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The affected employees will receive a payment equivalent to their wages and benefits as if they were employed through January 14, 2025.
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Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
The Biden administration acted as if these constraints did not exist.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
Tree limbs whispered in the night wind as if urging them on.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
The county suggested two possible solutions: proceeding with the election and seating the winners as if the consent decree had been followed or disregarding the results of the November election and holding a special election for the two seats in March.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
The Biden administration acted as if these constraints did not exist.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
Tree limbs whispered in the night wind as if urging them on.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
The county suggested two possible solutions: proceeding with the election and seating the winners as if the consent decree had been followed or disregarding the results of the November election and holding a special election for the two seats in March.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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