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Many California lawmakers — including Kiley, one of the few GOP lawmakers to openly criticize him — have been dismayed by the deadlock.

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But dismayed by life as it already is, she refuses to cut the rot out from the source and stays in therapy until she circles the drain.

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Some American expats may be following the news from the U.S. with dismay and alarm.

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The news has been met with anger and dismay by campaigners who have spent more than a decade trying to bring the ship back to its birthplace to rebuild it.

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Several years ago he made a joke remark about invading neighbouring Kenya, to the dismay of generals.

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