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congeries

[kon-jeer-eez, kon-juh-reez] / kɒnˈdʒɪər iz, ˈkɒn dʒə riz /


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That verdict would apply to numerous episodes in the '70s: the various thuggeries of Watergate, the offenses that led Spiro Agnew to resign, Lockheed's worldwide bribery, the office employment policies of Wayne Hays.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another cause for unrest in the Chicago underworld was a special grand jury's investigation of thuggeries committed during Chicago's recent primary election.

From Time Magazine Archive

So go we into the Rue Croissant, with its shaveless thuggeries and marauding cabs.

From Europe After 8:15 by Benton, Thomas H.




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