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“Don’t be caught here after dark,” said the jittery cop, who brandished an assault rifle as he scanned the environs.

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Wealthier often means having a nicer apartment, but an apartment all the same, existing in the same environs as those in a different price range.

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The American remake of “The Office” transformed the blank environs of an office supplies wholesaler into an adorable terrarium.

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Hundreds of Christians, but also some Muslims, uprooted by Israeli bombardment, now reside on church grounds or in the surrounding environs.

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Last week, the Israeli military dropped fliers above Koawaya, telling villagers they were forbidden from having arms when they moved around in the village and its environs.

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

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