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The smile on Guardiola's face when he walked onto the pitch after victory over Liverpool - taking rightful acclaim for his side's fine win - said it all.

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They must, one and all, be slaughtered before he can resume his rightful place as husband, father and king—and after decades at war, rest at peace at home.

In his speech, he said Syria was "reclaiming its rightful place among the nations of the world" and expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza.

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Tchiroma Bakary maintains he was the rightful winner of the poll and has accused the authorities of fraud, which they have denied.

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The agency said it had "detected fraudulent diversion of public money by various Reliance Anil Ambani group companies" and that it was "committed to restituting" the proceeds of these crimes to "their rightful claimants".

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

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