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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes on
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Rothrock said there is no specific type of offender, such as a foreign visitor unaware of American laws.
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Rabbitt said investigators believe the deaths occurred entirely inside Steadman's apartment and that, based on the evidence collected so far, there is no indication anyone from outside the family was involved.
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Technological progress rarely arrives in cleanly separable pieces.
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Thursday is a touch cooler with highs closer to 93 degrees, but the real change arrives this weekend.
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From that glossy start emerges an elaborate, colossal bun composed of braids in varying widths—from pencil-thin plaits woven around the base to chunkier folds making up the lion’s share of the height-enhancing sculpture.
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The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.
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Why the Special Olympics airlift exists Travel can be stressful for anybody, but for athletes on their way to competition who also have special accessibility needs, there are additional levels of complication.
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No video evidence exists to show exactly how the Lachman fire started, much less that Rinderknecht was the one who lit the blaze.
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According to Silva, who lives near Comala, the restaurants worth noting here are Cuaxiote, De La Suerte, and Hacienda Pascual Nogueras with chef Alan Ramos.
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Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
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That shocked Pochettino, who is from Argentina, a country that lives and breathes soccer, and especially worships its national team, captained at this World Cup by the superstar Messi.
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The film breathes in a dynamic way, the last few beats taking a startling turn toward a somber wistfulness.
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