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Arnold’s work has always naturally drawn comparisons to that legendary chronicler of the downtrodden classes, Ken Loach.

Walter thought back to his team’s negotiations over the winter with Ohtani, who was a free agent after six seasons with the downtrodden Angels.

In following Christ, she explained, it is his mercy and advocacy for the downtrodden — for whom he was anointed to bring "glad tidings" — that she and her fellow marchers look to for guidance.

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Twelve years after he rejected an offer to sign with the Dodgers to start his professional career in Japan and seven years after he chose to break into the most competitive league in the world with the downtrodden Angels, he was finally here.

Tom Girardi is facing the collapse of everything he holds dear: his law firm, marriage to Erika Girardi, and reputation as a champion for the downtrodden.

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

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