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"I could smell him. I'll never forget the smell because he had this horrible dirty smell which was vile. I was absolutely terrified," she says.

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Modern white supremacy burns through the exhibition, both as searing illumination of its vile contours and as clenched fury at its intractable endurance.

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"There can be no justification for the vile abuse against them, or the attempted assaults and attacks on members of the force that will shock all right-thinking people," he said.

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The National Young Republican Federation issued a statement saying it was “appalled by the vile and inexcusable language.”

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"This Government is committed to standing up for victims and ensuring that those who commit the most vile crimes against children are never in a position to cause further harm," he said.

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

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