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Friends and colleagues of Urban Alchemy employee Joey Alexander, 60, said he was shot Friday and succumbed to his wounds Tuesday.

Arnzen said some residents fear the trees could fall, pointing to instances in Paradise where trees left standing for years after the fire that ravaged the area finally succumbed.

“Is it fun being depressed? You cannot succumb!”

The piece positions Kimmel’s potential response as a defining moment that will signal whether people of influence can stand up to presidential intimidation or will succumb to self-censorship.

In all, 32 cats and one dog succumbed to the fire.

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

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