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noun as in heading; short description

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In the caption of his post, the speechwriter — who is Black — alleged that officials detained him on a train after an “old white woman” complained about how he was sitting.

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“Blessed to have you by my side almost 20 years,” Gomez wrote in the caption.

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Her post on Tuesday reflects a trend on social media, where images of people who have died are animated, featuring captions like "bring your loved ones back to life".

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Another shared a drawing of a stick-figure family — the males clad in sombreros — with the caption, “Big or small, deport them all.”

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“Happy Anniversary Baby,” she captioned the tender Instagram photo.

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

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