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The center compartment makes it easy to hide a propane tank, and the sliding lid lets you open and close the tank before and after each entertaining session.

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"However, when viewed in the context of changes in the T cell and stromal compartments, it underlines the importance of the bone marrow microenvironment in shaping disease progression."

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Most of the nearby passengers had since moved to compartments well out of earshot.

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All the divers and archaeologists, for example, got especially excited when a chest containing a secret compartment was brought up to the surface.

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SCI contains some of America’s most sensitive intelligence secrets, and employees with that clearance are “read-in” to various compartments or programs.

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

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