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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
defund .
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Examples
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Since Williams was let go, conservatives have been calling for NPR to be "defunded" over the incident, with Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S. C.) and House Minority Leader John Boehner suggesting a "left wing radio network" shouldn't be receiving public funds.
Conservatives declare war on NPR Adam Serwer 2010
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That's why the Tories "defunded" the agency, Kenney explained.
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No Republican demanded that these firms be "defunded" by Congress.
Robert Creamer: Time to Get Real About the ACORN "Controversy"--and Republican Double Standards 2009
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That's why the Tories "defunded" the agency, Kenney explained.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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The university has "defunded" the course, and students are incensed by what they perceive as unfair retaliation for a poll Luntz conducted this spring.
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When it failed, it "defunded" Luntz's class and eliminated his department.
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And I read that rescission bill and I realized you're going to get some "defunded" mandates.
President To National Conference Of State Legislators ITY National Archives 1995
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Washington's hothouse atmosphere, with Republicans egged on by Fox News using it as a rallying cry to demand that NPR be "defunded" by the federal government.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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The total budget of nearly $480 million is about $9 million less than last year's spending plan, when 81 jobs were "defunded," meaning the cuts were considered temporary.
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The total budget of nearly $480 million is about $9 million less than last year's spending plan, when 81 jobs were "defunded," meaning the cuts were considered temporary.
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