filibuster
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Cronin’s Midwestern candor marks a refreshing change of pace, not only for the school, but also for a city known for such professional filibusterers as Stan Kasten and Dan Guerrero.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2020
Holding up legislative business is supposed to be taxing, and many able-bodied filibusterers have given up due to fatigue or the need to go to the bathroom.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2013
When the filibusterers began offering their amendments, Knowland asked for unanimous consent to limit debate.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was Knowland's only available weapon, and with it he served notice of his determination to harass the filibusterers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shameless filibusterers," he cried; "not blood but money is what you want.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Jókai, Mór
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