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They don’t feel compelled to hoard labor at this point.

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Nevertheless, performances on the course ensured a compelling season which stoked interest and grew viewing and listening figures throughout the year.

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The House is expected to vote this week on legislation that would compel the justice department to publicly release the files.

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And that is one of the defining factors of this compelling rivalry: both players pushing each other to greater heights.

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They resolve the long-debated origin of the "knee" and provide compelling observational evidence for the role of black hole systems in producing cosmic rays.

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