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A conservative Texas-based company, Clear Channel, owned about 50 radio stations before the law — and quickly grew to more than 1,000 after the caps were loosened.

From Salon

He grew up in a farming family from the Mount Elgon area in western Kenya.

From BBC

"I know it doesn't make sense for traditional rugby people, but I grew up playing fly-half because both my parents played rugby, which is not common in Canada," she said.

From BBC

Nicknamed the “Ice Borg,” the blond Swede became a global superstar, winning 11 Grand Slam titles — five consecutive Wimbledons and six French Opens — and grew to hate every minute of it.

Carlyle, who grew up in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, has lived mostly in Canada for the past 15 years.

From BBC

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

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