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plagu·ing
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #18847 | raging | |
| #78256 | plaguing | |
| #99444 | afflicting | |
| #104544 | ravaging | |
| #172947 | besetting |
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It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past. . .
Fixing our broken criminal justice system remains one of the most challenging issues plaguing our nation. Formerly incarcerated individuals continue to face overwhelming obstacles as they rejoin their communities, it's often difficult to obtain jobs and housing and many have lost their right to vote. These measures signed today by Governor Murphy will help restore fairness to the criminal justice system and remove some of the fundamental barriers to re-entry.
By passing this bill, the state assembly has sent a clear message : if you live in the community, you should be able to vote, disenfranchising people on parole is a vestige of Jim Crow and because of the racial disparities plaguing New York State's criminal justice system, it has had an enormous impact on Black and Latino New Yorkers. We look forward to the governor putting an end to it by signing this bill into law.
Tina Kotek sought to tie Brown and Christine Drazan together on failing to deal with the homeless crisis plaguing the state, claiming Tina Kotek was the only one of the three who called for action to be taken. PORTLAND POLICE UNION BOSS SLAMS OREGON GOV CANDIDATE'S CLAIM ABOUT DEFUND POLICE STANCE : ‘ SIMPLY NOT TRUE ’.
Gun violence is an epidemic that is plaguing every corner of this state and the people of Illinois are demanding substantive action, with this legislation we are delivering on the promises Democrats have made and, together, we are making Illinois’ gun laws a model for the nation.
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