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“Public-health policies that single out non-U.S. citizens won’t prevent viruses from crossing our borders,” Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The legislation passed in December with a more benign title that didn’t single out China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Lyndon Dykes, Tommy Conway and Che Adams were all largely ineffective in their time of the pitch, although Clarke did single out Conway for praise after Japan.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Beverly Hills officials insist the city did not unfairly single out Brown and stressed the incident was a code-enforcement matter, not one involving policing issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

I have found that few of these objections single out clarity or grace or coherence.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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