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Also revealed in the court document was an ultimatum from the US administration that was drawing up its "entity list" of firms viewed as acting contrary to Washington's national security.

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“After the shutdown of 2018, Zion did not die, did not wither. On the contrary, Zion even grew faster and more widely across China,” said Long, the U.S.-based pastor for Zion Church.

Keaton again paired with Jack Nicholson in this 2003 romantic comedy about a pair of mismatched professionals who fall in love in late middle age despite their best efforts to the contrary.

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"Naturally, this proposal, which we considered indecent at the time, runs completely contrary to the principle of dignity," Traoré added.

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Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, many individual investors still want to believe higher fees are associated with higher returns.

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

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