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Often, “Eddington” plays out so formally and predictably that it’s like watching someone write out the thing that’s making them anxious on paper, word for word.

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In the 15 years since, DeBlois has helmed its sequel, its three-quel and now this live-action version, which goes back to the beginning and repeats the same plot essentially word for word.

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They point to the statement given by a different man which they say is "almost identical, word for word" to the statement given by Kanwaljit Singh.

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He echoed, almost word for word, a threat by Trump that “all hell is going to break out” if remaining hostages are not freed.

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The real opera sets Pushkin’s play, which was written as a response to Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” word for word.

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

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