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plumb

adjective as in vertical

Weak matches

verb as in probe, go into

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Bill Clinton’s Republican Fed chairman, Alan Greenspan, would fret about the national debt disappearing faster than the financial plumbing could adjust to its absence.

He checked in with immigration authorities every year and had been working for a plumbing company for 13 years until his surprise detention and deportation, Ada told AFP.

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Starmer is plumbing record depths in opinion polls, with one finding that just 13% of Britons are satisfied with his performance, the lowest level recorded since the 1970s.

The order was related to a violation on plumbing that may have been defective, not working, or poorly maintained.

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At the time, Packer said she was hopeful of one day being able to play rugby professionally for a couple of years before going back to plumbing.

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

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