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A genre of mostly paintings whose subject matter is photographs and whose prevailing style is precise illusionism began to emerge in the late 1960s.

Bonta and his team have filed 31 criminal charges, including grand theft, payroll tax evasion, prevailing wage theft, and filing false documents, against US Framing West and two of its employees.

With Donald Trump winning the popular vote on his third shot, we need a fresh analysis of America’s prevailing political culture.

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Injuries are a factor, but the prevailing reason is the length of a season which began with the United Cup on 29 December last year.

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Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said he is not worried about non-Latino candidates prevailing in the Eastside contests.

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The adjective prevailing refers to that which has superseded others in its presence: prevailing fashion. That which is prevalent exists or is spread widely: a prevalent idea. That which is current is in general circulation or a matter of common knowledge or acceptance: current usage in English. 

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

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