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The jury was shown a graphic reconstruction of the incident depicting the Audi driven by Mr Kaba being "penned in" by a marked police car in front and three behind.

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Thousands more have been trapped in their communities, penned in by cartel checkpoints.

It is rarely acknowledged, for example, that Love wrote the lyrics to dozens of songs including “I Get Around,” “California Girls,” “Help Me Rhonda,” and the sweetly poetic “Good Vibrations,” penned in the car on the way to the session to record them: “I love the colorful clothes she wears, and the way the sunlight plays upon her hair.”

But steadier leadership in Washington could bolster its partnerships in the Asia-Pacific, at a time when Beijing feels increasingly penned in by U.S. allies such as Japan, Australia and the Philippines.

However, arguably Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez, who also missed the first leg, had a bigger impact as he helped his side keep Leverkusen penned in their own half for long spells of an opening period West Ham dominated.

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

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