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Bearing a child need not stand in the way of a woman’s professional advancement, she said, because “safe haven” laws allow mothers to drop off their unwanted newborns in a secure place anonymously and without consequences.

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Still, her silence stood out, and not only because two other members of the majority, Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, wrote concurring opinions to explain their contrasting views of the decision’s larger implications.

From Slate

The post, which was made on TruthSocial, prompted an online furor among those familiar with conspiracy theories, because it promoted a particularly fringe one, even by the standards of an administration that has pushed anti-vaccine paranoia onto the public and advanced widespread falsehoods about a presidential election.

From Slate

Medbed theories, at their core, are deeply depressing, because they offer false hope to people with pretty desperate situations.

From Slate

"In my constituency climate scepticism is growing at a rapid rate because of the increasing costs," she said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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