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cave

noun as in hole in land formation

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The father-of-two said he had caved in and headed to a shop after the third time she asked, "please daddy, can I have some sweets?"

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“An end to the shutdown requires either White House engagement on a deal or Democrats to cave. As of now, there are no signs of either,” said analysts at Beacon Policy Advisors in a note.

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This was Hamas’s calculus during the Biden administration—holding out until Israel caved, or the international community forced it to.

"One possibility is that they were looking for caves with running water inside," Muotri said.

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“Playing this was an exploration into a cave of the self, into every experience with my father, with my mother, my experience with cinema, my scraped knees when I was 7.”

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

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