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open

[oh-puhn] / ˈoʊ pən /










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The ice lid contracts and expands with temperature fluctuations between night and day, opening cracks that fill with shards of newly frozen lake water.

From Barron's

On Thursday the festival opened with a rare offering from Afghan cinema: "No Good Men", the third feature-length film from director Shahrbanoo Sadat.

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It leads to space opening up in front of the defence, rather than in the box.

From BBC

In the opening round all four players attempted two dunks, receiving a score between 40 and 50 per try.

From Los Angeles Times

But they were not to be contained for long as Odsonne Edouard teed up Said to open the scoring in the 24th minute.

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