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noun as in feline

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Together they account for the lion's share of Russia's oil output -- 55 percent, according to industry analysts.

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“I know that nature’s pretty rough, but not like men. You see pictures of lions taking down their prey and you see the face of the prey and you say: ‘Oh, man.’

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KFF hasn’t published a more recent analysis, but other groups have confirmed that federal dollars will continue to pay the lion’s share of most enrollees’ premiums if the enhanced subsidies expire.

Solicitor General John Sauer in a court brief said the ruling would prevent the “lion’s share” of prosecutions involving people “who pose a clear danger of misusing firearms.”

More than a decade has passed since Sarkozy left office in 2012, but he remains a lion of conservative politics in France.

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

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