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noun as in dispute

noun as in conversation

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His words were matter-of-fact, but his tone made me feel like I shouldn’t have mentioned it.

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But some warm words for Franco, who picked Juan Carlos as his successor as head of state, caused a stir as Spain commemorated 50 years since the end of his brutal regime.

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In other words, I want to be fair to your father, you and your father’s caretaker.

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In other words, nothing she said in that news conference was wrong.

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Casper Grathwohl, president of OUP's languages division, said the growing use of such words "reveal how digital platforms are reshaping our thinking and behaviour".

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

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