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And that was just to sail the obelisk across the Mediterranean Sea.

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That took the wind out of the crowd's sails and Murrayfield, marking 100 years of international rugby, was silenced again moments before half-time when Scotland were caught sleeping and Sititi put Jordan away.

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Yachts sail in, fishing boats sail out, and we get a few jumps off the docks ourselves.

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With no human behind the wheel, it sailed smoothly through the streets of Beijing, dodging the occasional double parker or illegal turner.

The singer-songwriter, 25, sailed all the way to the final, her cool-as-a-cucumber persona making her a traitor to be reckoned with.

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

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