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Elliot, 28, owner of Bloc coffee shop in Victoria Park, Canton, said his business has had about four unsuccessful burglary attempts in the past three years.

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In the 2021 elections, Hichilema, who had already made five unsuccessful runs for the presidency, surfed a wave of popularity that swept him into power in a landslide victory over Lungu.

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I tried to verify my identity through eBay using that email address so I could change the cellphone number on the account and delete it, but I was unsuccessful.

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While he has never held public office, Driscoll worked in Congress as an intern for the Senate's veteran affairs committee, and in 2020 he made an unsuccessful bid for a House seat in North Carolina.

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She and other family members are ardent critics of Kennedy since his unsuccessful presidential campaign and nomination for the health role.

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

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