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groom

noun as in man being married

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noun as in stable attendant; servant

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The commissioner warned against using "grooming gangs" as a catch-all term because offending includes abuse within families, in institutions, between peers and online.

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They groomed themselves repeatedly and avoided open spaces, behaviors that typically indicate heightened anxiety in mice.

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Cohen says it’s “like a destination wedding where everyone loves the bride and groom.”

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Examining his devices, they uncovered a persistent campaign of grooming using Snapchat.

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Louisiana has acknowledged that the treatment of Landor by prison guards was "antithetical to religious freedom" and has amended its prison grooming policy.

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

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