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turn

noun as in walk, outing

noun as in scare

verb as in twist a body part

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At Hackney Foodbank in east London, staff member Farhan Jaisin said he was cautious of giving out donations when asylum seekers started turning up - because they were supposed to be catered for.

From BBC

He continued: "My life has been turned upside down by these boys, young fellas, who went out on the street looking for somebody to kill. Unfortunately, Stephen was in their sight."

From BBC

Freeman followed with a hit off the end of his bat into the right-field corner, a single he turned into a double when he refused to stop at first, surprising outfielder Nick Castellanos.

While some earlier protests did turn violent, she wrote, recent pickets outside Portland’s ICE headquarters have featured lawn chairs and low energy.

Despite these regional differences, Ember calls this moment a "crucial turning point".

From BBC

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

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