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inch

noun as in one-twelfth of a foot/2.54 centimeters measured

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Byrne likened the experience to doing a play, but, unlike in theater, in this case she had a 35-millimeter camera two inches from her face.

“Virgin,” which came out in June, finds her inching back into the fray.

Nacua, 6 feet, 2 inches and 212 pounds, has been especially effective using his speed and strength to gain yards after catches.

Now, they are making up for that every chance they get, as in the night before this interview, when they played at the Academy Museum’s K-Culture night, jumping in the aisles inches away from attendees.

The Southport attacker bought a machete with a 16.5 inch blade from a knife retailer that showed "no curiosity" over who was buying its weapons, a public inquiry heard.

From BBC

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

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