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secular

adjective as in not spiritual or religious

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In an even less rosy outcome, the U.S. could see secular stagnation: A return to the norm between the financial crisis and pandemic, with weak investment and a savings glut.

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But all the while, starting as a teen, Johnson logged time on the secular comedy scene of open mics, stand-up sets and improv sessions around Nashville.

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Around the same time, Israel empowered Palestinian Islamist groups including Hamas, hoping they would serve as a counterweight to the PLO and leftist, secular Palestinian factions that were prominent at the time.

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CCM, while lucrative for musicians, is mostly the domain of artists who don’t have enough juice to cross over into the more desirable secular market.

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Assassinations and violent deaths, in particular, tend to be interpreted in sacred terms: The person becomes a secular martyr who made a heroic sacrifice.

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

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