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adverb as in near

preposition as in next to

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It was strongly opposed by many victims groups and all political parties in Northern Ireland.

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It was argued by his opponents that this might alienate the more moderate, former Conservative party voters who had turned to the party over issues like protecting green spaces from housebuilding.

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Two people were killed and a suspected terrorist was shot dead by police after a car was driven at pedestrians outside a synagogue in Manchester.

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Yet there’s no denying that Swift’s lyrics about love here lack the kind of depth she’s mined in tunes thought to have been inspired by the dastardly likes of John Mayer and Matty Healy.

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

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