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Human ashes are heavy and shale-like due to their bone content so often land in one spot rather than being blown away by the wind.

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He was the JV quarterback as a freshman, so he got to develop away from the pressures of social media expectations.

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In past shutdowns, furloughed employees returned to work when the government reopened and were paid retroactively for their time away.

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However, those artificial habitats are shifting too, as the area moves away from rice production and toward orchards and dry farmland.

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Surrounded by rows of unsold Pinot Noir grapes in late August, Steve Dutton brushed away the hanging leaves to reveal the dark purple grapes.

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

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