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One word encapsulates this forced march of slaves westward, along with a disproportionate part of the Black role in America’s economic emergence: cotton.

The UN has called on the East African nation's security forces to refrain from using unnecessary or disproportionate force.

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He added that the situation had escalated because the suspects had retaliated: "It was a consequence of the retaliation they carried out and the disproportionate use of force by those criminals."

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“In these fractured theaters, weak governance and corruption enable a small, wealthy state like the U.A.E. to wield disproportionate influence,” said Justyna Gudzowska, the executive director of the Sentry, which investigates conflict finance.

ExxonMobil contends that the legislative history shows that the bills seek to “place disproportionate blame on companies like ExxonMobil for being large and for the avowed purpose of spurring public opprobrium,” according to the lawsuit.

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

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