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By trying to excuse Republicans’ grotesque assaults on health care and suggesting they are actually trying to preserve it, Johnson is outright lying now.

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"Look at how the food is lying on the ground. Look! People and cars are trampling it."

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In one haunting experience, an injured boy lying on the ground reached for Perlmutter’s leg, too weak to talk.

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For many nature enthusiasts, few scenes are as distressing as finding a stranded whale or dolphin lying helpless on the beach.

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Next to him, Yuriy, lying under a survival blanket, forced a smile.

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

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