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And the office should not shy away from cutting funds to schools that don’t comply, he said.

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The Treasury hinted heavily that changes would be made, but Reeves shied away from the more drastic option of scrapping VAT exemptions on the whole scheme entirely.

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Wood, who said he typically shies away from playing any version of himself on screen, was interested in seeing the script after Sennott approached him because he was a fan of her prior work.

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“We don’t shy away from where we have disagreements, but we understand what it is that brings us to that table,” Mamdani said.

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“This office has never shied away from prosecuting difficult cases, including those where defendants present self-defense claims.”

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