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“Is there such a thing as a new story?” a character wonders, and the novel asks the same as it stages an age-old cycle of destruction and salvation in a fresh and memorable guise.

Despite warning of an above-normal monsoon rainfall this year, river-embankments and age-old drains in many places remain unrepaired, while plastic waste clogs waterways meant to reduce urban floods.

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A new Bollywood film has reignited an age-old conversation around how India's largest and most influential film industry represents characters from non-Hindi speaking states.

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It’s time to revisit the age-old question that’s been debated for years: Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?

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The original 1986 film chronicles the climax of an age-old war between immortal warriors.

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

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