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The use of so-called less-lethal projectile launchers and other weapons designed to subdue rather than kill has come under renewed scrutiny after police turned to them often during recent protests against federal immigration enforcement.

He has the ability to adapt, read his opponents and subdue them with a combination of technique, power and tactical discipline.

His last two records, the subdued and introspective Subtract and Autumn Variations, were commercial misfires, selling less than half a million copies each.

John Lewis Partnership chair Jason Tarry, said there was "no doubt that consumer confidence is subdued" ahead of the Budget in November.

Fujii Kaze comes across a bit shy at first, but after he gets comfortable, his quirky sense of humor and high cheekbones evoke a slightly subdued Jack Sparrow.