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while

conjunction as in even though

noun as in time interval

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Dr. Crawford noted, "We found that upper parts of the brainstem were more active when relieving facial pain, while lower regions were engaged for arm or leg pain."

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JC: The sheer pleasure of making up stories about people while sitting there with other people who are so good at making up stories is just so fun.

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But he had the support of the intelligentsia at the New York Review of Books and Village Voice, and a theater culture that was willing to accommodate him while he found his footing.

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And while Volume 3, which premiered last week, revisits some characters that were introduced in Volume 1, it also shows how anime is a medium with range.

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The author emphasizes that Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, demonstrated establishment cowardice by condemning Fuentes while simultaneously defending Carlson and counseling against banishing extremists from the party.

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

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