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immense

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The immense Oakland Hills fire in 1991, which destroyed 2,500 structures, exploded after firefighters believed they contained an earlier six-acre fire the day before.

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Using the energy from this rotation, M87* powers a particle jet expelled at nearly the speed of light, stretching across an immense 5,000 light-years.

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It has, he says, "presented policing with a number of challenges and put immense pressure on resources".

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North East Runners Dundalk, of which Mr O'Connor was a member, expressed "immense sadness and shock" over the deaths.

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There have been some calls even to arrest Vijay, but given his immense popularity, the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government is treading cautiously.

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

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