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When Lincoln first took office in 1861, Douglass faulted him for his apparent caution, his willingness to preserve the Union without striking at slavery itself.

Brenda remains steadfast: In addition to a proper cash settlement, she insists on receiving an apology and a promise the firm at fault will remedy its harmful program.

In the last few seasons, Rangers, for all their other faults at the time, went toe-to-toe with Athletic Club, Benfica, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund.

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The gas field sits along the Santa Susana fault and is in a high fire hazard severity zone.

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If both of these enormous fault systems were to rupture in close succession, it would redefine the seismic threat facing the entire western United States.

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

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