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Franco’s wife retrieved a shotgun from a closet.

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Hamas officials have said in recent interviews that retrieving bodies of dead hostages will take time, as many are in collapsed or bombed-out tunnels or under the rubble.

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Mr Donald said he subsequently made numerous unsuccessful efforts to retrieve the money from Gavin and had been unable to get a response from his former landlord on many occasions.

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A post-mortem had been carried out on Mr Sanders before his mother knew he'd died and his clothes were disposed of before she could retrieve them.

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Difficulties retrieving the sounds of these words is one early indicator that a child may have reading difficulties in the future.

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

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