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Growing up as a Dodgers fan in Modesto, an area typically designated for the San Francisco Giants, had its tough moments for Ryan C.

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The Pentagon has told Congress that the United States is in "armed conflict" with Latin American drug cartels, designating them as terrorist groups and describing suspected smugglers as "unlawful combatants."

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One would designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism unless it returns abducted Ukrainian children.

The directive designates Turks as the “original” people of modern-day Turkey, which has been inhabited by successions of people throughout history—including Hurrians, Greeks, Armenians, Persians and Kurds.

Justice Department designated Zhang one of the world’s top drug traffickers.

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

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