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The seven children eventually put up a united front opposing Tripi’s requests.

"This felt more like an opportunity for the fans to come and see the players as opposed to anything they are really going to glean from a tactical point of view."

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Army captain who served in the National Guard and has opposed its deployment in Washington.

The national mood betrayed a “mixture of fear and relief,” Mr. Tremlett tells us, and even among “those who opposed him, celebrations were discreet.”

“Steve Jobs was famously opposed to paying dividends or buying back stock, arguing that the money was better spent on making the next big thing,” he told MarketWatch.

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

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