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“You weren’t supposed to acknowledge there was a backstage or anything about the background, or anything that wasn’t literally the artist performing.”

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There was a time when Kupp was a focal point of the Rams offense, but he eventually receded a bit into the background as Puka Nacua began to ascend.

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This is the period when extraordinary abuses become everyday background noise.

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The gleaming surface of the projecting figure and a background of sleeping soldiers, angels, drapery and clouds embody the inexplicable moment.

Everyone, regardless of their background or status, was expected to work, and manual labor was honorable.

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

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