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as in hawed
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as in bordered
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Like Camilla, Princess Kate reportedly hesitated to take the Princess of Wales title following Queen Elizabeth’s death because of its longtime association with Diana.
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Keep in mind, Andy, Woody’s first and beloved owner, wanted to keep Woody with him, even in college, and hesitated for a moment before giving him up to Bonnie in Toy Story 3.
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The building is bordered by Curtis, 16th, Arapahoe, and 17th Streets, and surrounded by a variety of businesses.
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Quakertown bordered Withers Street to the north, McKinney Street to the south, Vine Street to the east, and Oakland Avenue to the west.
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Sarah Finnane dithered mightily before deciding on this wild wallpaper for the new powder room.
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Trump dithered, then waited until the last minute to back Paxton.
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What The $10 Million Cap Changes At the old $1 million ceiling, operational risk was bounded by the dollar amount.
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Then after another Algerian wave of pressure, Gouiri tapped in a loose ball after a corner from Anis Hadj Moussa, Mahrez’s replacement after the hydration break in the 76th minute, bounded loosely through the box.
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Donors waited as long as two and a half hours to drop off supplies, creating what appeared to be an organized, human assembly line.
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On the same pitch earlier, South Africa labored past Bangladesh by four wickets and waited for India's fate.
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The grounds have colonial and Victorian buildings, and lush grounds fringed with palm trees and excellent ocean views.
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On the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, nestled between a turtle sanctuary and palm-fringed tourist beaches, sits one of the most consequential industrial complexes for the future of global trade.
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Oil prices edged lower as traders continued to monitor tanker traffic through the waterway.
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Fisher chopped on to his leg stump on 0 and Tongue edged to first slip on 0, too.
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Marina Mabrey scored a game-high 23 points and hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a third-quarter run that trimmed Atlanta's lead and brought the Tempo within striking distance.
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This was for Clark’s tee shot rolling into a bunker, leading to a short miss for bogey that again trimmed his lead to one shot.
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“Hemmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemmed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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