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One became two and two became three - and it was a shambles.

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“Whether started deliberately or accidentally, global war would leave civilization in a shambles,” Eisenhower warned the nation.

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Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick said Lammy has "got to get a grip", describing the situation as "a total shambles".

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"Right now, the rain has completely stopped and the sun is out, but our houses are still filled with mud, and everything inside is in shambles," she said.

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Young people have to build their own world out of the shambles we leave behind.”

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

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