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Stagecoach services, like the pony express, took days to traverse the gutted tracks across the wilderness that still separated America’s nascent cities.

McMahon has gutted the Education Department’s civil rights division, where lawyers and other federal employees work to ensure all students can access public school, free from discrimination.

If Section 2 is gutted, states could redraw lines without fearing federal challenge on race‐dilution grounds.

"I'm a tiny bit gutted its closing," said Joseph.

So they relied on a loan from the Small Business Administration, gutted the damaged walls, and raised the foundation as they rebuilt the house.