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“Well, most of them shouldn’t be deported in the first place,” he said.

Perhaps, and No 10 fervently hopes, Sir Keir will wow the crowds at conference, and display why he earned the job to start with, and won the election in the first place.

From BBC

It’s heartening, especially once viewers realize these are fellow Borderland escapees who have picked themselves up from the dire circumstances that led to their otherworldly journey in the first place.

From Salon

Harris certainly could have made better choices, especially if she’d been more willing to reject the demands of people who created the Democratic Party’s crisis in the first place.

From Salon

But what caused Milei to go hat in hand to the U.S. in the first place?

From Salon

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

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