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An analysis of the plane’s flight-data and cockpit-voice recorders was needed for investigators to determine why the engines appeared to lose thrust quickly after takeoff.

Internet providers have been thrust into the unwelcome position of having to arbitrate disputes between copyright holders and alleged infringers.

The GameStop saga thrust the young company into the national spotlight.

As determined as she is, though, there’s a lot she doesn’t know about the worlds she’s thrust herself into.

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The thrust of the Chancellor's address will be three cuts – cutting the cost of living, cutting NHS waiting lists and cutting government debt.

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

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