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For Sigmund Freud religion is a personal projection in which primitive impulses crack the crust of civilized manners.

At the same time, volcanic emissions of CO2 decreased, while more carbon was stored in the ocean crust as seawater interacted with hot rock along spreading ridges.

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And while cheesecake usually gets its crunch from a graham cracker or shortbread crust, granola—with its sweet, nutty clusters—brings something new to the party.

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Trader Joe’s over the summer began stocking its stores with a new line of frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwich snacks, the crusts trimmed off and the edges pressed together.

Tisch, who has worked in city government for decades, also happens to be the Harvard-educated daughter of a billionaire who speaks the upper crust’s language.

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

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