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"I also don't really see evidence there's even a strong minority of Russians who are desirous of a liberal, Western-allied type of democracy."

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But Nelson wasn’t the only singer to launch from its desirous refrain.

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“My understanding is that the wife was not desirous of prosecution and that she denied all the allegations made against Trevor.”

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TRUMP: In its immediate aftermath, Trump and his supporters seized on the Mar-a-Lago search as a partisan attack from Democrats who had long been desirous of removing him from office.

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The airspace above the capital is a no-fly zone, off-limits to anyone desirous of slipping the surly bonds of Earth and gazing down at what, quite frankly, is a pretty handsome town.

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