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Should he win next week’s election and become a standard-bearer of sorts for the Democrats, Republicans need to take care not to make the same mistake.

For this listener, “Nebraska ’82’”s “Born in the USA” is now the standard-bearer.

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But UC has long been a standard-bearer, including in academic and protest freedoms.

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A Catholic herself and standard-bearer of Europe's populist right, she is politically aligned with the US administration and shares their belief in taking a tough stance on migration.

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Playing video games, of which Rice is said to be the squad standard-bearer, remains a popular pastime.

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

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