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Recent Examples of logrolling
This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
While old-fashioned logrolling and interest-group politics has actually improved the original proposal already, further improvements will require serious attention to the nature of the research culture involved.
—Yuval Levin, National Review, 17 May 2021
Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019
Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill.
—Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019
This is political logrolling disguised as public necessity.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves?
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017
Trump, of course, has not helped in the way a standard president would—bringing lawmakers along, participating in logrolling and horse-trading, using his own expertise to find the right formulas.
—Norm Ornstein, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2017
Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
While old-fashioned logrolling and interest-group politics has actually improved the original proposal already, further improvements will require serious attention to the nature of the research culture involved.
—Yuval Levin, National Review, 17 May 2021
Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019
Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill.
—Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019
This is political logrolling disguised as public necessity.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves?
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017
Trump, of course, has not helped in the way a standard president would—bringing lawmakers along, participating in logrolling and horse-trading, using his own expertise to find the right formulas.
—Norm Ornstein, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
Noun
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For a man who, by his own admission, struggles to find emotional balance, Pereira has gone a considerable way towards restoring a tactical one by sacrificing a little of the attacking freedom O’Neil created in exchange for more defensive control.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Adams in exchange, later pressured the New York City Fire Department to facilitate the opening of Turkey’s new consulate building without a fire inspection in time for a visit by Turkey’s president, the indictment alleges.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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After the early back-and-forth, the matchup quickly evolved into a defensive battle as both teams went scoreless for more than three minutes late in the first.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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Bass, while attending a March 28 meeting of LAHSA’s oversight commission, got into a back-and-forth with Amy Perkins, Horvath’s LAHSA appointee, on the consequences of the county pullout.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The evolution of a barter economy made existence easier at the expense of learning the skills of survival, like how to make bows and arrows for hunting.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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Go a month without buying anything new—repair, barter, or borrow instead.—
Dale Whelehan,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Discussion Red Bull was the theme of the weekend in Suzuka, as Max Verstappen took his first win of the season, and all eyes were on Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson after their dramatic swap.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Any of the above work as a one-for-one swap. Try a different pasta shape.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Apr. 2025
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The New York Times previously reported that Trump’s commutation thwarted an ongoing effort by prosecutors to negotiate a cooperation deal with Braun that would have freed him from prison in exchange for his offering information about other predatory lenders for a criminal investigation.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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Paoletta did not respond to a request for comment regarding Galanis' commutation.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump is excluding goods subject to separate, 25% national security tariffs, including steel and aluminum, cars, trucks and auto parts.—
David Lawder,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Torching a car dealership’s Ford F-150 truck brings criminal consequences, including jail.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Reps for Amazon and Howell are not commenting, but sources say negotiations are currently ongoing for Howell to join the series.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Read More: How the World Is Reacting to Trump’s Latest Tariffs Hope still remains on Wall Street that negotiations may be possible, which helped drive the morning’s rally.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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But exactly what are the opportunities and what are the risks now that President Donald Trump is trying to reorder the global economy with an unprecedented trade war?—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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What strikes Vecchione about this growing legal consensus is that the business giants who stand to lose the most under a trade war have yet to put up a fight.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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