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foot

noun as in extremity of an animate being

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noun as in base of an object

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The Houthis’ security headquarters features jail cells known as “squeezers” that are three feet long and under two feet wide, and hold prisoners incommunicado as loudspeakers broadcast speeches by Al-Houthi, the U.N. says.

As he does virtually every week, Herbert picked up some big gains with his feet.

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Beijing takes incremental steps in exchange for Washington dialing down economic pressure—only for China to drag its feet when relations deteriorate.

However, once conditions improved, rescuers and avalanche dog units were airlifted to 2,600 meters before setting out on foot.

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You can’t blame the fans, who were on their feet and loud in both ballparks.

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

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