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“One mistake I see from young adults is they wait too long to establish credit,” he said.

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When Congress revisits the enhanced subsidies, it shouldn’t repeat its mistake.

Birds often swallow plastic fragments, and turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish.

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Allen's game is not perfect, and the big mistakes are creeping in, but there is no doubting his effectiveness and why Buffalo still believe he can propel them to Super Bowl glory.

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He accused Fed leadership of “defending its mistakes instead of correcting them” and said the institution had fallen victim to “the tyranny of the status quo.”

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

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