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Federal authorities said the deployment was done to quell demonstrations sparked by sweeping raids on undocumented migrants, but local and state leaders called it an unnecessary escalation of force.

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The bold design covers most of the pavement, and swirls onto the road in a sweeping curve, while orange planters of varying sizes have been placed on top.

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But she was scratchy for 39 balls before being bowled by Ecclestone, alongside Kavisha Dilhari, as each batter tried and failed to put her under pressure by sweeping or taking her down the ground.

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His children went to elite U.S. colleges, and the family relaxed at their $23 million Malibu, Calif., mansion with sweeping views of the Pacific.

In Manay, a Mindanao municipality of 40,000 residents, people were removing debris and sweeping up broken glass from homes and other buildings Saturday morning.

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

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