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Recent Examples of untried
While some people close to the campaign think that firing Mr. Powell could be on the table again, others have warned that doing so would be legally untried and open to a court challenge.
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 23 May 2024
But before we get started, think of the falsely anointed, all the future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks in this NFL Draft — despite being the untried and untested, football players being judged and overanalyzed when not actually playing football.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
But a sudden switch to a new, untried candidate would almost surely cause voters to see the the party as chaotic, Democratic pollster Natalie Jackson wrote this week.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Along with that jerk pork, there’s a whole chicken that leaves few techniques untried.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 23 May 2024
But before we get started, think of the falsely anointed, all the future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks in this NFL Draft — despite being the untried and untested, football players being judged and overanalyzed when not actually playing football.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
But a sudden switch to a new, untried candidate would almost surely cause voters to see the the party as chaotic, Democratic pollster Natalie Jackson wrote this week.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Along with that jerk pork, there’s a whole chicken that leaves few techniques untried.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untried
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President Trump's intent to declare a national energy emergency unlocks largely untested federal authorities to keep fossil fuel and nuclear power plants online.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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The centerpiece of his new rules gives insurance companies the ability to use black-box algorithms to increase rates based on undisclosed and untested climate predictions.—
Carmen Balber,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed new rules that would require poultry companies to disclose more information to would-be farmers — a change that is designed to help farmers better assess the risks.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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The would-be president had been kicked out of a local hotel for nonpayment.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Former White House advisor Steve Bannon has also taken issue with Musk, who Trump tapped to co-lead a new Department of Government Efficiency.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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In fact, he’s become an unexpected new conservative cause celebre as a growing contingent of commentators take his side.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Other human foods that cats can eat unseasoned and without bones are salmon, chicken, turkey, beef, organ meat, shrimp, lamb, pork and canned tuna in spring water only.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
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Afghanistan’s border police is largely an institutional fiction—incompletely trained, unseasoned, and unsustainable.—
George Gavrilis,
Foreign Affairs,
4 June 2015
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The fresh and frozen sausage link items were produced on January 23, 2025, and distributed to distributors, restaurants, and retail locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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The animated pic is 77% fresh with Rotten Tomatoes critics.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2025
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He was described as being in his 40s to 50s and last seen wearing a tan bucket hat, gray hooded sweatshirt, green vest, tan pants and tan boots.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Small amounts of green confetti started to fly from the upper deck at that point at the countdown was officially on for the Super Bowl.—
Dan Gelston,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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