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brought

verb as in command a price

verb as in file charges in court

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The optimism overcame the parties’ reservations with the plan to free the hostages and brought the first sustained break in the fighting in seven months.

When one agent was pregnant and went on maternity leave, they brought a rattle made from the throat of a howler monkey for the baby to play with.

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The Ipswich native brought the crowd to their feet and collapsed to the floor in celebration as his corner team piled into the ring to celebrate.

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Beryl brought downpours and heavy winds to Jamaica as it moved past off the island's southern coast, leaving at least four people dead.

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He said a breakthrough could also allow small manufacturers to flourish in the same way that personal computers brought mainframe power to the masses.

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

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