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Solitary confinement is routinely used in Belarus as punishment against political prisoners for petty "violations", such as not greeting the guards loudly enough.

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The response to Alexander-Arnold's arrival was savage, as were the mocking jeers that greeted a late cross that drifted aimlessly out of play.

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The teenager, and those waiting to greet her, were met by police at arrivals and escorted through a staff door.

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There, he greeted residents and learned about the island's mangrove habitats.

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The door to breaking manifesto pledges may have been deliberately nudged open so that if it doesn't come to pass, then an alternate package of tax rises, however large, would be greeted with relief.

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

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