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They came from outward observations and hidden impulses, from other writers and his own imagination, from the past and a sense of unfathomable mystery.

Brick buildings in particular tend to fall outward, so running out of one during an earthquake could be particularly risky, structural engineers say.

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At its heart lies a supermassive black hole that draws in matter from nearby space and propels some of it outward in colossal plasma jets filled with radiation, heat, magnetic fields, and heavy particles.

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State policymakers thus see building upward, rather than outward, as their best option.

“I’ve always dreaded the idea of writing a memoir. I’m used to looking outward, not inward; I like to bring attention to hidden worlds, not to my own.”

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

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