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having distinct or certain limits a play about human suffering, but in a narrower sense, also about the modern struggles of the working-class poor

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showing little difference in the standing of the competitors a narrow gubernatorial contest, the outcome of which may depend upon a handful of votes

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“Narrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.

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