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nod

verb as in fall asleep

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And though nods in the big three mainstream categories didn’t materialize, that wasn’t a total surprise for an LP so meticulous about playing with classic Latin genres.

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"Twenty years of Afghan-US partnership must not be forgotten," the coalition's statement said, nodding to the two-decade effort launched by the US in 2001 to overthrow Afghanistan's Taliban rulers and establish security in the country.

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"It'll go down well with the PLP," one minister told me, referring to the Parliamentary Labour Party, knowingly nodding to the prospect that a wider audience around the country may be more sceptical.

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Look forward to a Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” moment, nods to great bands like the Fall, and a well-timed mention of a flux capacitor.

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In a nod to farmers' challenges, the government is considering aid for the sector hit by low crop prices and a trade row with Beijing this year.

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

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