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staggered

adjective as in angular

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Prosecutor Jonathan Rees KC told Cardiff Crown Court she "staggered back" into the living room before she fell to the floor and died moments later.

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Eligibility is staggered across the population to prioritise those most at risk.

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Or, to the millions of punks who staggered under the entrance’s iconic awning: “CBGBs.”

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Members also served staggered terms, so that new people coming on always joined colleagues with previous experience, and often went through more than a year of vetting.

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Its seven members are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, and they serve staggered terms of 14 years, unless “removed for cause by the president.”

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

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