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Ukraine has significant funding needs as the war continues, both in arms and reconstruction.

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Henceforth, Blacks and whites were, in Lincoln’s view, brothers in arms.

Some critics are up in arms over what they call the “Beverly Hills carve-out.”

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On Monday, for example, Maduro vowed to "declare a republic in arms" if the US attacked, adding that the American deployments are "the greatest threat that has been seen on our continent in the last 100 years".

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"Even Reform voters will be up in arms about the idea," Hendry predicts.

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

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