spoken

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Amongst themselves the militants spoke Fulfude - the language of the Fulani ethnic group spoken in many West African countries - but communicated with the locals in Hausa, the lingua franca of the region, he said.

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"It's not been good enough. We all realise that. We have spoken about it. We need to turn it around. That's why we work on it almost every training session."

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There is widespread agreement among some of the experts I've spoken to that eating more venison is an attractive option.

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"Things can get spoken about and blown-up pretty heavily. I feel for them, in a way. It can be tricky."

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The relentless football fixtures have been long spoken about by players and managers, who have complained about injuries and the short turnaround between matches.

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