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The witness replied: "He said 'I've been trying to get rid of her for a while'."

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The hardest part, consultants say, is ridding parents of the notion they must get their kid into a “name-brand” school.

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“Maybe I should get rid of the leaf blower before things go too far,” I said.

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Using that as a currency could have eliminated any tax bill for Occidental, as well as getting rid of costly preferred shares, on which the energy company is paying an 8% annual dividend.

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Their new book declares that reparation payments can and should help with "ridding the world of racism".

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

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