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liberal

adjective as in abundant, profuse

adjective as in not strict or literal

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Political observers note that the Coachella Valley candidates come from a smaller and more liberal portion of the new district.

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The Coast of Utopia was a massive trilogy about the 19th Century Russian liberal thinker, Alexander Herzen: coolly received at the National Theatre in London, it was a huge success in New York.

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California grads who moved to New York for college were drawn to smaller, competitive private liberal arts colleges, usually with heftier tuitions than California’s public universities.

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All the justices — conservative and liberal — say drawing districts based on the race of the voters violates the Constitution and its ban on racial discrimination.

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Having kids doesn’t preclude workforce participation, and plenty of liberals are still putting a priority on parenthood.

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

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