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“Ultimately, it’s telling us that we’ve left the bounds of so-called normal,” he said.

One way Rory was able to win the confidence of colleagues was telling them he was thinking of becoming a police officer.

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But the move has been criticised by some on social media, with X users sharing messages sent by the platform telling them they need to pay for storage to keep their photos and videos.

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Malema seemed unfazed by his conviction, telling supporters that "going to prison or death is a badge of honour".

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“There was a vote, and I lost the vote, and so I put my pants back on and I walked out to my office,” before telling some of his producing team the news, he said.

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

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