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Then there are the questions about the security benefit of piling military assets onto an island where the two top regional flashpoints—Taiwan and the South China Sea—are over 1,500 miles away.

It’s unbearable enough as it is to be away from our loved ones for any reason; being separated forever, through no will of our own, is inconceivable.

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"Coming from a home of such chaos and drama, I could sing and get away from that."

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"There's no point in hiding away, so perhaps being visible and being outspoken is the best form of defence," he said.

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And considering how dismally their other relievers have performed, his resurrection might be the biggest reason the Dodgers are two wins away from the World Series.

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

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