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But he was keenly loyal to his literary home: He canceled his subscription to the Saturday Review when that publication ran an attack on the New Yorker’s “shallow sophistication.”

Mr. Johnson is keenly alert to the dynamic, and often dangerous, potency of these stories.

While such tragedy hasn’t yet struck my neighborhood, we’re keenly aware it could.

Still, the women said, they are keenly aware that their beloved city has a negative reputation nationally.

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"At a time when some countries are turning inward and excluding international talent, China has keenly seized this important opportunity and promptly introduced relevant policies," the People's Daily commentary reads.

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

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