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“It still is 100% their responsibility to provide power and gas. … If they lose money doing it, tough break,” said Cruikshank, who will be at the meeting.

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Gilbert got a tough break when Jose Miranda hit a swinging bunt that turned into an infield single and loaded the bases.

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“It was a tough break for us, there’s no doubt about it,” Rivers said when asked about Portis’ early departure.

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He credited doctors and nurses for catching what he called a “tough break.”

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“Tough break,” Siraj tells me when we’re in the hall.

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

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