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It was a role he originated in London, on the tiny stage upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, where it first became an underground sensation.

She sees her new role as an extension of the work she’s been doing her whole career: “I just see it as what I’ve always done as a judge: You ask questions.”

Finally, police found no evidence that race played a role in the fight.

From Salon

He denied having any role in the violence and said that growing frustration among young people is what had driven them onto the streets, with many of them being unemployed for years.

From BBC

But the actors inhabit their roles with commitment, so that even the bad company is good company.

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

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