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mean

adjective as in ungenerous

noun as in average

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If “Christy” is Sweeney’s message through art, it may as well be the cinematic equivalent of “Dogs Playing Poker,” an image so often remixed and regurgitated that it’s devoid of any compelling meaning.

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Angst about money, home maintenance and the meaning of life tend to recede.

Coffee in the novel means moments of grounding, clarity, normalcy and lays a foundation for our day.

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Capping those bills by various means has been a central plank of his popularity in Hungary since 2013.

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If that was meant to open the floodgates, Ireland were sorely mistaken as Japan controlled the rest of the half.

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

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