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line

noun as in cord, rope

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noun as in person's calling, interest

noun as in ancestry

noun as in written communication

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noun as in hint; influential communication

noun as in merchandise carried by store

verb as in put covering inside object

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Ukrainian army sources told the BBC that special forces from military intelligence and assault groups were being used as regular infantry to protect supply lines to troops holding the town in the Donbas region.

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David Cameron was rapped on the knuckles when he claimed the late queen "purred" down the phone line when he told her the result of the Scottish referendum.

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But with everything now on the line, they no longer have that luxury.

The funding has helped the company scale up production for the front lines.

The game-ending double play was reviewed by instant replay, so Glasnow missed out on the trademark closer experience: the last out, immediately followed by the handshake line.

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

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