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carry off

verb as in abduct

verb as in shanghai

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Supporters clapped and cheered the arrestees, with some being carried off by multiple officers.

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“Fevers and diseases of the malarial character carry off about half of mankind, and diseases of the respiratory organs one-fourth,” he wrote.

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Del Rio’s appearance suddenly ends when she collapses and is carried off stage.

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Photos show people being carried off on stretchers, and placed into ambulances.

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Burrell also benefited from Unrivaled, but she suffered an apparent knee injury in Friday’s opener against the Valkyries and had to be carried off the court by teammates.

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

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