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Whaite explained he has bulimia, an eating disorder, and body dysmorphia, where a person perceives defects in their own body which are often less noticeable to others.

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Recent results from Google showed that material defects now pose the main barrier to improving their newest processor.

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After Anatoly and Florence have fallen into bed, he says: “I could never defect because I was afraid to lose the Russia in my heart. But I would leave the Soviet Union for you.”

Simpson - who became Reform's sole MSP in August after defecting from the Conservatives - rejected arguments that parliamentarians who switch parties after being elected should be subject to recall.

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"It shows that when the brain's immune system has a defect and is not healthy, it can result in very specific neuropsychiatric disorders."

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

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