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breathtaking

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We explore historic and natural sights in Lisbon and nearby, including the breathtaking hills nestling the palaces of Sintra.

It’s a moment of breathtaking poise and mournful feeling, and it prepares us for what’s to come, when Ms. Huston delivers a monologue about a long-lost love with quiet, devastating force.

Some fans were supportive of the so-called queen of pop-rap, saying her "dance break was breathtaking" and describing her as "one of the greatest performers ever".

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We were slowly making progress, but then a breathtaking tragedy took place.

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According to one minister, the whole thing was "breathtaking self-indulgence" by No 10, looking inward at a time when the country desperately wants and needs a government that looks like "we get it".

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

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