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line

noun as in cord, rope

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noun as in person's calling, interest

noun as in ancestry

noun as in written communication

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noun as in hint; influential communication

noun as in merchandise carried by store

verb as in put covering inside object

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Despite being an oil-rich nation, about a third of Gabon's population lives below the poverty line, according to the UN.

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The Kremlin is also trying to push in other parts of the front line – in Kupyansk in the north-east and in Zapporizhzhya region in the south.

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A line will be crossed because they need to do that to get in the right mindset.

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As the job cuts result in savings in future years, the NHS will be expected to recoup the costs further down the line.

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When Russians finally began to outnumber Ukrainians in Pokrovsk in recent weeks, the city lay in ruins and bodies lined the streets.

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

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