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“He’s sacrificed so much of his life playing backup to me. So I wanted to encourage him to do his own thing again too.”

“Heal the Pain” encourages someone to get over emotional damage, and “Something to Save” is a plea for a second chance.

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But he told reporters afterwards that Bailey was retaining an open mind on crypto regulation, adding "that was at least encouraging".

From BBC

However, it has been cleared of breaching the BBC's rules on impartiality and being likely to encourage or incite crime.

From BBC

As part of the Pride in Place programme, the government says it wants to encourage councils to block unwanted new betting and vaping shops, along with "fake" barbers.

From BBC

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

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