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“By contrast, workers in the bottom 90% are much more likely to be in physically demanding or unstable jobs. Their bodies are worn down earlier, their employers often want younger workers, and yet they also have less wealth and less retirement income to draw on.”

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And that the car was subsequently found to have worn its skids too much.

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It was coined by the Venezuelan media in the wake of drug-trafficking allegations against a general in charge of counter-narcotic operations in Venezuela's National Guard and referred to the sun-shaped insignia worn by generals on their epaulettes to indicate their rank.

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It is the second time she has worn the garment – which covers the face and body – in parliament, and said her actions were in protest at the senate rejecting her bill.

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Some drop off boxes with barely worn designer clothing and accessories.

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

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