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He came to regret that, owning up to his history of provocation for its own sake.

Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement after the meeting that she felt the department’s top brass was making “excuses” rather than “owning up to the unacceptable conditions.”

He speaks about opportunities like it’s some sort of unreachable foreign substance instead of owning up to the truth — that it’s his job to create those opportunities for his players.

How are they falling short in holding people accountable and owning up to their roles in this dynamic?

Along the way it brings together Nas's journey of owning up his identity as a black queer artist.

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

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