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in the act of

conjunction as in as

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Sometimes, investigators will catch someone in the act of starting a fire.

Some Black caucus members and several other Democrats also did not support legislation to increase penalties for people who cause a fire in the act of committing a property theft; allow prosecutors to aggregate property thefts; and allow stores to file temporary restraining orders against certain repeat offenders.

“Part of the issue is the sort of amplification of even small numbers on social media that can give the appearance of broad swell of support rather than an actual reflection of the particular numbers of the people who are involved in the act of organising itself,” he said.

From BBC

At times Israeli extremists have filmed themselves in the act of blocking trucks, destroying cargo and dumping aid in the road.

The close-ups of their faces, as they crumple or freeze in the act of realization, are devastating, and not just for those undersold at $1.

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