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sequester

[si-kwes-ter] / sɪˈkwɛs tər /


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In these waning days of the Great Sequester, it’s comforting that folks in Washington can still live in the style to which they have become accustomed.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2013

Sequester could make census more expensive, commerce chief warns The 2010 census cost $13 billion, the costliest in U.S. history, but reforms could be delayed.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2013

Sequester 101 Hearing the awful words sequester and sequestration everywhere?

From Newsweek • Mar. 18, 2013

It’s as if moviegoers have taken a tip from the U.S. government Sequester and laid themselves off.

From Time • Mar. 3, 2013

Sequester is set to become the on 2013, yet this year’s buzzword lacks the figurative simplicity of last year’s.

From Time • Feb. 11, 2013




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