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No one died in the incident, and damage was confined to the refinery’s footprint.

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Initially the scheme will be confined to the most critical suppliers needed for restarting production, but it will be expanded at a later date.

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Time-travelling to Swift's high school days in Tennessee, it reminisces about a boy she confined to the friend zone while yearning for a single kiss.

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The detainee, who didn’t want to be identified for fear of retribution, said in response guards confined him in a single-person cell for days.

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The microbe's use isn't just confined to the lab.

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