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One of the most striking things about the PM's speech was how much of it was aimed at shaking up the civil service.

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Video footage emerged in July of the 39-year-old repeatedly striking the horse with a long whip around its legs, just days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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The time between the ship losing power and striking the bridge, it was later determined, was about four minutes.

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In the case of Senegal, the political turnaround was just as striking as in Botswana, albeit in a different way.

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When the spider anticipated its meal was within striking distance, it abruptly released a strand of silk connecting the center of its web to a nearby rock or twig.

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

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