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The national mood betrayed a “mixture of fear and relief,” Mr. Tremlett tells us, and even among “those who opposed him, celebrations were discreet.”

The optional Power Pod keeps plant material separate, eliminating the need to strain, while a built-in carbon filter helps keep odors discreet.

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However, cabotegravir is given as jab, usually six times a year or every other month, making it potentially more convenient and discreet.

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"He had an arrangement, be discreet and don't be blatant / There had to be payment, it had to be with strangers."

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Initially, Israel offered discreet support to Hamas, seeing it as a useful counterweight to the PLO and its dominant faction, Fatah, led at the time by Yasser Arafat.

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

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