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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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Leeds lumped it in the second half against Manchester City and it almost got them a point.

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Research published in medical journals indicates that myocarditis after a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is rare, although it is more likely to occur in boys within the first week of receiving the second dose.

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He finished second in Singapore, then scooped up another first place in Austin, Tex.

The second epoch, adolescence, is marked by continued growth of white matter.

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So far in his second term, the president has pardoned or commuted the sentences of multiple people convicted of different types of fraud, including wire, securities, tax and healthcare fraud.

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

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