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President Macron insists he can extricate the country from the mess but he has just 18 months remaining of his second term.

From BBC

Broadcasts have depicted rescue crews picking through the rubble of destroyed buildings to extricate survivors in cities mostly untouched in previous bouts of violence, such as Tel Aviv.

Emergency personnel extricated the man from the vehicle, and he was pronounced dead.

Their bodies were extricated not by trained rescuers, but by locals who used rudimentary equipment.

From BBC

As they search for answers, they see students with their eyes glued to their devices, unable to extricate themselves from the hit of dopamine they get from their screen’s blue light.

From Salon

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

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