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“In the past Wolf Alice have shied away from performance videos so this marks a new vibe for us.”

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Though two months shy of 86, Alvarado remembers those bracero days like they happened last week.

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The Panthers, who defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Tuesday’s Game 6 to repeat as champions, don’t exactly shy away from their scrappy reputation.

Often described as shy by those who work with him, he rarely sits for interviews and declined to speak for this article.

Pew Research Center defines “middle class” as those earning from two-thirds to double the median household income, which is currently just shy of $81,000 a year, according to federal data.

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

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