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using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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But Trump cannot turn away from China entirely, Wang said.
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
That’s when elections staff close the line, but those who are already queued won’t be turned away.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from several allies of former President Trump challenging how President Biden removed them from military advisory boards.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has successfully made his state the only one in the country that isn’t required to follow the Biden administration’s efforts to ensure that emergency departments don’t turn away patients like Crain.
—Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
That’s when elections staff close the line, but those who are already queued won’t be turned away.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from several allies of former President Trump challenging how President Biden removed them from military advisory boards.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has successfully made his state the only one in the country that isn’t required to follow the Biden administration’s efforts to ensure that emergency departments don’t turn away patients like Crain.
—Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20away. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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