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woman

noun as in female human

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Do the math, and Oz’s figure works out to an average weight loss of 347 pounds for every man, woman and child in America.

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In its tale of a woman fighting her way through a list of people who wronged her on the way to the man who betrayed her, “The Whole Bloody Affair” makes Uma Thurman’s performance even more impressive as she slashes her way toward revenge, redemption and an unlikely grace.

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“They became really loyal to her, and it’s tough to do that as a woman organizer to lead male workers. You just want to be in the fight with her — and what she’s dealing with right now is massive.”

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“In six years of showgirling, this has been my worst summer,” said a different young woman, this one dressed in a purple leotard.

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I asked one woman, a Midwesterner with a clipped accent, if she had heard anything about a Vegas slump.

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

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