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Now, the UK is joining the fray, with ambitious plans for a post-Brexit “Global Britain” that has stronger ties to the Indo-Pacific, where many of its former colonies reside.
Post-Brexit Britain has its sights on Asia—if it can get over Europe first | Annabelle Timsit | January 14, 2021 | QuartzHowever, it’s still an opportunity to assert your brand and highlight what you’re doing to alleviate those currently suffering — a far cry from simply seeking to stay out of the fray.
Halting campaigns shouldn’t be your only brand safety precaution | George Nguyen | January 8, 2021 | Search Engine LandThe rumble of hundreds crowding the steps of the Capitol could be heard blocks away as just as many demonstrators joined the fray as walked away from it.
Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building | Washington Post Staff | January 7, 2021 | Washington Post
Though the last four years were often tumultuous and destructive to our nation’s public lands, there was one piece of bipartisan legislation that stood out among the fray.
Every Day that the National Parks Are Free in 2021 | Emily Pennington | December 30, 2020 | Outside OnlineI moved into the fray and shook hands with Ricky Steamboat and Corporal Kirchner.
Your brother smoked a joint before dinner to calm his fraying nerves.
Lebanon is fraying at the edges, but for now the center holds.
Beirut Letter: In Lebanon, Fighting ISIS With Culture and Satire | Kim Ghattas | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPeterson is wearing a crisp white-and-blue striped shirt and fraying paisley ascot.
Gosta Peterson's Bohemian Rhapsody: Unpacking a Photographer's '60s Secrets | Lizzie Crocker | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth a social worker and his parents warned the authorities about his fraying mental state.
How the Gun Nuts Try to Excuse Away the Santa Barbara Slaughter—and Why They’re All Wrong | Cliff Schecter | May 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome of the breakdown is cultural--a fraying of the basic ties that keep people connected and cared for.
Control cables have a way of wearing out and fraying wherever they pass round pulleys.
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. BarberIn wet weather it is absolutely necessary to turn up the bottoms of your trousers, to keep them from fraying.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainThe cord used should be of the best hemp, specially made with only two strands of very long fibres to facilitate fraying out.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books | Douglas CockerellTop Sergeant Mahans patience stopped fraying, and ripped from end to end.
Short Stories of the New America | VariousBy the fraying-post the huntsman used to be able to judge if the stag he wished to harbour was a warrantable stag or not.
The Master of Game | Second Duke of York, Edward
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