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plate

noun as in dish or meal served

noun as in sheet, panel

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But unknown to Alison and the manufacturers, the lorry had been using fake number plates.

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“The plate’s a lot fuller,” said Allen, who has three touchdown catches.

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That meant Remmo and two accomplices only needed to remove an exterior glass plate to get in.

"I will make an appointment with him, and, if necessary, I will give him a talking-to so that he listens to me," said Raoni -- instantly recognizable for the large wooden plate in his lower lip.

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This discovery resolves a long-standing geological puzzle: why certain ocean islands located far from tectonic plate boundaries contain chemical signatures that look distinctly continental, even though they lie in the middle of vast oceans.

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

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