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refrain

noun as in chorus of musical piece

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“How many people do you have to hurt before self-defense feels like a hollow refrain?”

From Salon

He now recalls a common refrain on the job: “There is no rescue in fire. It’s all search,” Hartwig said.

"We urge Iran to refrain from any escalatory action," they said in a joint statement, adding: "The reimposition of UN sanctions is not the end of diplomacy."

From BBC

Experts fear that if parents refrain from getting their children vaccinated as a result of his unfounded claims, it risks the re-emergence of diseases like measles.

From BBC

Apple has mostly refrained from airing its dirty laundry in public - at the request of the regulator, it said.

From BBC

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

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