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writ

noun as in court order

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The bubble might not be in the stock market writ large.

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The bifurcation among rich and less-well-off consumers continues to be writ large.

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This week, as he struggles vainly against the rising tide of accountability, we’ve seen writ large across the national stage to what lengths his fear will lead him.

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Even a federal writ failed to produce him.

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Capitalism writ large claimed to embrace the values of diversity, equity and inclusion, or at least it stuck those labels on boardroom doors.

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

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