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Southern California home prices barely rose last month, as would-be buyers weren’t able — or willing — to bid up housing costs much further.
Imagine being in your early 20s, barely figuring out your own budget and suddenly becoming the legal guardian of an 8-year-old.
The hiker’s shoes barely gripped the rocks and she was still carrying a heavy backpack full of supplies, officials said.
The father-daughter bond slowly constructed over their journey from Boston to a medical outpost in Salt Lake City, Utah, barely holds together.
In the middle of the dense crowd, you can barely hear XCX’s vocals over the crowd’s thunderous vocals, singing “I don’t care / I love it” over and over again.
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Q: Fill in the blank: "Salchipapas" is a portmanteau of the Spanish words for ______ and ______.
- salt and potatoes
- sausage and French fries
- sardines and French fries
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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