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In a polarized environment, the elevation of a figure into a saint does more than honor the individual.

From Salon

Brook's elevation is significant in that it will once again ignite the debate over the security of Pope's place at number three.

From BBC

“The debris flow is from the El Dorado fire, and that mountain peak has an extremely high elevation out of reach for even the most experienced contractors,” Caltrans said in a Facebook post.

Long a critical force in the elevation of independent film-making through the Sundance Institute, Redford died Tuesday morning at his home in Utah, according to The New York Times.

While emergency responders were focused on controlling the flames at lower elevations, thousands of climbers, backpackers and other mountain enthusiasts played a dangerous game of cat and mouse with storms on the state’s storied summits.

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

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