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thrusts
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Tsai plays Hao, a detective whose career is upended after a controversial use-of-force incident thrusts him into the public spotlight.
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Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso.
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“Pikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pikes. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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