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That’s when one of the masked men ran up to the vehicle, shot into the car and narrowly missed the driver.

In the run up to Christmas last year, Mark Hammond was inspired to organise a memorable gift for his wife of over 50 years.

From BBC

That margin may sound decisive — but it can largely be accounted for by three wildly gerrymandered states where the GOP ran up big numbers.

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Harden’s five-yard touchdown run up the middle, the Bruins were in position to take control on their next possession.

And if you’re one of the many Americans who lost sleep in the run up to the election, you may not be sleeping much better now that it’s over.

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

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