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The resistance efforts haven’t let up: A new grassroots organization called Box Elder Accountability Referendum filed for a process to allow voters to overturn the commission’s approval.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

With a World Cup around the corner, there is no let up for the elite players on both sides.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

In San Diego and San Jose, Calif., affordability strains that preceded the pandemic have let up incrementally.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

He hasn’t let up on the criticism since, often bashing the state and Newsom on social media.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

I was closest to the window on the five-hour drive, so I could make out slivers of the passing landscape whenever the rain let up for a bit.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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