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line

[lahyn] / laɪn /


NOUN
cord, rope
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NOUN
written communication
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The midfielder is tasked with stopping opponents' attacks and starting Arsenal's, and with the final part of the season approaching and trophies on the line, he could be more important than ever.

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"People in Scotland are always on the front line and going to see them before the rest of the UK," Wild says.

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Missing person flyers featuring pictures of Nancy's smiling face, combined with motorway billboards promoting the FBI's tip line have made this case impossible to ignore, even for those who don't watch the news.

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According to a commentary in state-owned Xinhua, the "kill line" meme "underscores how far the lived reality can drift from the ideals once broadcast to the world".

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So many choose to travel by rail - and this section of line in Dawlish, just along from the Jurassic Coast, holds the key to trains arriving on time, or at all.

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