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Both Mayor Mamdani and City Council members have said that high costs and red tape have deterred restaurant participation in outdoor dining, contributing to a drop from more than 13,000 establishments approved during the pandemic to what may be as few as 2,500 this spring.—Andrew Rigie, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026 However, Blackman said questions about participation in activist trainings could potentially arise during jury selection, particularly if there are concerns about bias, although grand jury selection typically involves far less vetting than trial juries.—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026 Employment and participation in the labor force are at all-time highs.—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026 So far, Mamdani has cultivated a more hands-on ideal of participation, both for himself and for his supporters.—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for participation
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