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The CST said: "Both of these cases illustrate how sentiment and rhetoric towards Israel and Zionism influence, shape and drive contemporary anti-Jewish discourse, online and offline, often around totemic events that grab mainstream public attention."

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He said the trust cared for the "totemic symbol" on behalf of the nation and it "belonged to the people".

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The Sycamore Gap wasn't a particularly ancient tree, nor a native species, but its position gave it a totemic status.

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Furlong is a totemic Lion but he has not been at his devastating best on tour so far.

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High-rise New York apartments have acquired totemic significance for the superrich.

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