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It had previously urged countries not to boycott the contest next year in Vienna, with its Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger saying Eurovision and the arts in general are "not the appropriate arenas for sanctions".

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That was providing a boost to the stock market in general and highflying technology stocks such as Nvidia in particular.

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She does even deeper dives in her books, such as 2018’s “The Library Book,” about libraries in general and the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library in particular.

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Stars have another advantage: They work more systematically in general, meaning they are more organized and thoughtful in how they approach tasks compared with the average worker.

Christiane Irwin, a 46-year-old Texas accountant convicted of defrauding a law firm where she worked, said in a telephone interview she could discuss Maxwell only in general terms because of the prohibition.

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

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