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Dad pulls into our driveway and shuts off his engine.

The court’s ruling shuts off using Section 3 against federal officials absent action by Congress — which hasn’t even passed a budget in years and is unlikely to pass far-reaching legislation on the provision anytime soon.

Most of the time, the valet shuts off my oppressively cold air conditioner, forcing me into a readjustment period to get the temperature back to 68 degrees before I can speed off into the evening.

"Holding their breath keeps scalloped hammerhead sharks warm but also shuts off their oxygen supply," said Royer.

Twenty minutes later, the machine beeps and shuts off.

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

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