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Baroness Longfield said the 2021 closure would have been avoidable with better planning, but says the government did not use the time over the previous summer to prepare for a future lockdown.

From BBC

Judges can consider history, character, contributions to society, and previous criminal record during sentencing.

From BBC

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said that since the early 2010s, the force had "significantly invested in and improved" its safeguarding capability and taken a "proactive and meticulous approach to exploring previous incidents".

From BBC

The new probe, the speaker said, would be “a committee investigating the previous committee” led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga, who apparently seems to think that nobody really understands what happened.

From Salon

Few of them are favorable, highlighting his disdain for the late-night sketch comedy show, though his previous stints as host would suggest otherwise.

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

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