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That article traced her journey from childhood as a male in New York’s strait-laced Westchester County to her decision to transition.

But the very existence of the film, which is loosely based on a seemingly strait-laced community college instructor who moonlighted as a fake assassin for the Houston police, proves just how much they fascinate us.

Singapore was once known as an affluent and strait-laced city-state.

At the center of the show was the relationship between Richie and Fonzie, the strait-laced kid and the guy with the jacket.

Last year, they were the strait-laced girl who had detailed notes, flash cards and pens for the borrowing; this year, the burnout who shows up at the end and aces the final?

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

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