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second

noun as in shortest interval of time

noun as in support; duplicate

verb as in support, advance a suggestion

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For the second week in a row, forecasts show high humidity and a chance for showers over the next several days, as more tropical moisture is pulled into the area from the Pacific.

For the second and third purchases, he had "somehow" obtained two real driving licences belonging to adults named only as "Alice" and "Samuel" and used them "illicitly".

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The report, published on 12 July, said that just seconds after take-off fuel supply to the engines was cut off.

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The second difference from last season is that referees are seemingly less strict on contact with the keeper.

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Then, on the par three 17th — Mahan had to win this hole and the next to keep the U.S. hopes alive — Mahan chunked his second shot, a chip, short of the green.

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

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