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second

noun as in shortest interval of time

noun as in support; duplicate

verb as in support, advance a suggestion

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He didn’t wear a shoe on his left foot during the second half and afterward told reporters he was “hurting like crazy.”

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The announcement came just one day after the second anniversary of a coordinated attack on Israel by Hamas militants, an incursion that kick-started the current wider war in Gaza.

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Groves was convicted of second degree murder in October 2024 after he fired an assault rifle into a Mardi Gras block party, killing two adults, CBS reported.

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“All’s Fair” will mark Kardashian’s second scripted television project since her role in “American Horror Story: Delicate.”

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Polls ahead of May's Holyrood election suggest a big lead for the SNP, with Reform potentially overtaking the Conservatives to challenge Labour for second place, despite never before having won a seat at Holyrood.

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

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