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In New York, Keys made 37 unforced errors in the first set alone but managed to take it on a tie-break after Zarazua spurned five set points.

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Lowell, spurned in his romantic life and treated as a black sheep by his dynastic family, found in Mars a calling, a raison d’être.

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After a bright opening few minutes, Rangers ceased any control by continually giving up possession as the visitors spurned multiple chances.

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As president, Buhari made a virtue of his "incorruptibility", declaring his relatively modest wealth and saying he had "spurned several past opportunities" to enrich himself.

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Some are also questioning whether the administration’s focus on Los Angeles is a form of revenge on Miller’s spurned hometown.

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

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