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“The city pressed private property into public service, foisting the cost of its coronavirus response onto housing providers.”

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Lambie said Reform was focused on merit and did not want to "foist various minority groups into positions".

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It's a direct transfer of free time hours from a woman to a man, due mostly to men being able to foist housework off on women.

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Long delays will mean shippers will be trying to foist mushy brown bananas on consumers who might reject them.

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Happiness with your choice is most evident when you’re not trying to foist it onto someone else or make the choices of others into a weird crusade.

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

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