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seat

noun as in furniture for sitting, reclining

noun as in base, foundation

noun as in rear end of animate being

verb as in place in furniture, position

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The constitution reserves half of parliamentary seats and senior civil-service jobs for Christians.

As of this morning, Behn is within 2 points of Matt Van Epps, the Republican nominee for the seat, according to a survey from Wednesday.

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Reform UK gained its first seat on the city council after Councillor Luke Shenton won a by-election in May.

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Tech is taking a back seat to sectors such as healthcare, materials, and consumer discretionary.

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But the Blue Sky Trust said the stigma around the disease persists and it has heard of cases where people think HIV can be picked up from sharing cutlery or a toilet seat.

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

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