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“A blanket prohibition for use of anti-obesity medication is an antiquated way of thinking and does not recognize obesity as a disease and is perpetuating health disparities,” Kraftson said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Gauvry contends the biomedical industry is perpetuating consumption of crabs in Asia and contributing to their decline.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2019
It isn’t just lawmakers or the hapless-seeming Internal Revenue Service that is perpetuating the annoyance of tax time, he adds.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2015
Ms Seager-Smith said the campaign was particularly concerned about the prevalence of "discriminatory and hurtful language that is perpetuating the bullying of these vulnerable children in our schools".
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2014
The majority of my interactions with online friends is perpetuating some injoke so arcane that nobody remembers how it started or what it actually means.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2013
