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That advice has been a constant refrain in a pandemic responsible for more than 350,000 deaths in the United States.
PEOPLE WITHOUT SYMPTOMS SPREAD VIRUS IN MORE THAN HALF OF CASES, CDC MODEL FINDSBEN GUARINOJANUARY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Hospital leaders, front-line workers and experts condemned Ducey for refraining from imposing sweeping mitigation measures.
LOS ANGELES IS RUNNING OUT OF OXYGEN FOR PATIENTS AS COVID HOSPITALIZATIONS HIT RECORD HIGHS NATIONWIDEFENIT NIRAPPIL, WILLIAM WANJANUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POST
A common refrain across major luxury brands’ earnings calls this year was that sales were tanking everywhere except China.
HOW CHINA’S SWIFT RECOVERY BOOSTED IT TO FASHION CAPITAL STATUSJIM COOPERDECEMBER 28, 2020DIGIDAY
Campbell Supervisor Matt Cline aimed to solve that issue by rewriting the resolution so that it simply prohibits using any county money or employees to enforce the restrictions and requests that the sheriff refrain from doing so.
RURAL VIRGINIA COUNTY OFFICIALS PASS RESOLUTION REJECTING ‘TYRANNY’ OF GOVERNOR’S CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONSGREGORY S. SCHNEIDERDECEMBER 3, 2020WASHINGTON POST
None, of course; and he shows his sense of justice in refraining.
THE THORN IN THE NESTMARTHA FINLEY
It is true, as he says, that our Church stands alone in refraining from the exercise of such power.
LETTERS TO THE CLERGYJOHN RUSKIN
The weather, too, had been considerate of Blodgett, refraining from injuring his snow or ice.
THE GUARDED HEIGHTSWADSWORTH CAMP
"To Mrs. Clara Fenton Paxton:" it began, refraining from any endearing terms.
DOROTHY DAINTY AT THE MOUNTAINSAMY BROOKS
She must go at once to her bed and stay there, refraining from any exertion of mind or body.
MILDRED'S NEW DAUGHTERMARTHA FINLEY
Thus far they had held back, refraining from general debate, and limiting themselves to brief answers to current objections.
THIRTY YEARS' VIEW (VOL. I OF 2)THOMAS HART BENTON

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