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sustain

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Both that film and “Anemone” concern solitary men who opted out of society, only to discover that such a plan is difficult to sustain.

“It’s just hard to gain your weight and sustain strength in the middle of a season, when you’ve been traveling and doing all these things,” he said.

She said medical evidence showed the toddler had sustained previous injuries while at the Kingsley Road home of his grandparents before his fatal injury.

From BBC

It sustains us, and that’s all fine and good, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and I want bread to be that thing that sparks other conversations.

One sustained a stab wound and a second was struck by the car involved in the attack.

From BBC

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

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