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could

verb as in preserve fruit, vegetable

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Strong match

Weak match

verb as in fire from job

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The losses forced the plan to assess its member carriers $1 billion to pay its claims, half of which could be recouped from the carriers’ own customers across the state.

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That case could determine whether soldiers are barred from assisting immigration raids, controlling crowds of protesters or any other form of civilian law enforcement.

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“Tragically, her death not only could have, but should have been prevented,” he stated in the complaint.

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"People could, even if they lost their job, get a job at another institution. That's not happening now," he says.

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Unlike other models, it didn't send or receive any signals, so could not be jammed.

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

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