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Recent Examples of kneecap
Plans laid out by Project 2025, a conservative group backed by former Trump staffers that has prepared a raft of policy proposals for a Trump presidency, would kneecap the agencies that regulate climate.
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TIME, 30 July 2024
Ideally, by tightening the import requirements for low-value shipments, the FIGHTING Act would kneecap Shein and Temu’s access to American consumers.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2024
Rob may not have the historical significance of a world leader or historical figure, but he’s given the cradle-to-grave Hollywood treatment that often kneecaps such biopics.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
That would kneecap the ability to implement your agenda.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
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TIME, 30 July 2024
Ideally, by tightening the import requirements for low-value shipments, the FIGHTING Act would kneecap Shein and Temu’s access to American consumers.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2024
Rob may not have the historical significance of a world leader or historical figure, but he’s given the cradle-to-grave Hollywood treatment that often kneecaps such biopics.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
That would kneecap the ability to implement your agenda.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneecap
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Last night Prospect Park, smack in the middle of Brooklyn, caught fire.Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 9 Nov. 2024
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Director Bruce Goodison applies the tension well in the first two thirds of this efficient Shudder release, but then the plot smacks into a dead-end in its final act.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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There was no immediate report of casualties or details on what was hit.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But the latest model still pushes battery life to lengths few machines have hit in our testing, with an unprecedented 28 hours and 33 minutes of video playback time.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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More news: Commanders' Starting RB Officially Inactive For Showdown With Giants Stevenson was supposed to box out Noah Brown but was clearly distracted by talking smack to fans.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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That's the element that made MMA fun, and the concept is also what made the UFC more endearing than boxing.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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When Mario raises his hammer, Luigi can whack it from below and send Mario somersaulting into a foe to deal extra damage with slapstick glee.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stanley Black & Decker reported mixed quarterly results before Tuesday’s opening bell, and the stock got whacked.Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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Aguilera popped out on stage wearing knee-high boots almost as sparkly and tall as Carpenter, and the two began to belt out the tracks.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Zendaya went for a leather belted Louis Vuitton dress, while Tom sported a mock neck shirt, black slacks, and white Prada shoes.Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
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In respect to tariffs, dark nudging helps people feel as if our country is socking it to China.Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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The spike in costs sometimes leads people to forego insurance altogether, with some Florida residents telling CBS Miami that they've been socked with rates reaching $20,000 per year.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024
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Trump’s talk of slapping 20 percent tariffs onto everything sold to America, including European exports, could spell disaster for Europe’s economy.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s last term saw the Republican slap tariffs on hundreds of billions worth of Chinese goods, launch a campaign against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and use racist language to describe the virus that causes Covid-19, which was first identified in China.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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A couple has been injured at an air-guitar concert (yes, seriously) where the air-guitar hero climbed the scaffolding during a performance then fell onto his girlfriend in the crowd.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The 17-year-old suspect in a shooting last week that killed two people and injured eight during Halloween celebrations in downtown Orlando, Florida, has been charged as an adult, authorities said.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Kneecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneecap. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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