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It was welcomed by some as a decent outcome amid fraught negotiations -- and the absence of the United States -- but dismissed as falling short by others.

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After a rough stretch in court, there are at least three different ways the department’s case against Comey could be upended, if not dismissed outright, in the coming weeks.

Crawley has been dismissed twice in 11 balls in the Test after being out in the first over of the first day.

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England dismissed Australia for 132 in their first innings on Saturday, leaving the hosts trailing by 40 runs on day two of the opening Ashes Test in Perth.

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New Zealand will chase a modest target to sweep the one-day international series against the West Indies after dismissing the tourists for 161 in game three in Hamilton on Saturday.

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

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