status
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In the Cornell backlash, he blamed "people who felt that the status quo was being threatened, people who didn't like the idea of women being treated equally, people who wanted to shut up women."
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Raman’s status as mayor-elect would have seemed nearly unthinkable at the start of the year, when Bass’ challengers included former reality TV star Spencer Pratt, former L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
James Wynn of the Fourth Circuit withdrew his plan to assume senior status after Donald Trump was elected in 2024, offering no explanation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Raman, a member of city council and Indian immigrant, ran on a platform of change and fixing the "broken status quo and the politicians who failed them over and over again".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
A person’s indentured status did not pass to later generations, but children born to an enslaved person would also be enslaved.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Many households are made up of families whose members have mixed legal statuses, including some who have lived in the area for generations.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
The Social Security Administration did not respond to a request for comment, or to questions regarding why there was so much incomplete data or what about citizenship statuses were inaccurate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
“This is probably going to put them in touch with lots of other Latinos of different migration statuses in a way that is not necessarily about competition, but much more about helping,” Mora said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The administration will seek feedback on whether other immigrants with temporary legal statuses, such as refugees or those with work or student visas, should be included in the count or not.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
His statuses didn’t provide much context about his life, only that he’d been a loner who preferred runs with his golden retriever Turbo instead of social outings with his classmates.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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