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second

noun as in shortest interval of time

noun as in support; duplicate

verb as in support, advance a suggestion

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On the other side, Sánchez matched him step-for-step, flummoxing the Dodgers for the second time this series with six scoreless frames of his own to start the day.

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A Riverside County woman known as “the butt lady” has been convicted of murder after a second client — a TV actor living in Malibu — died from silicone injections she administered, authorities said.

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Rogers also hit the bar in the second half before being substitute to a standing ovation after 69 minutes.

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Willis says pine is a good example of this as the smell of a pine forest can make you calmer within just 20 seconds and that effect lasts for about 10 minutes.

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James, 66, a Democrat, was indicted by a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, on one count of bank fraud and a second one of making false statements to a financial institution.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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