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as in stalled
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as in harangued
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In the immediate aftermath, the Pentagon's annual must-pass defense policy bill was stalled.
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Progress was stalled by World War I and Wanamaker's death in 1922.
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There are, unfortunately, far too many examples of women who marry high-profile figures only to be harangued for expressing anything other than gratitude and graciousness.
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Philadelphia Phillies fan Drew Feltwell wants people to lay off the woman who harangued him and his son over a home run ball at a game last week.
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Assad lied and temporized, the official said.
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Once, in anthropology class, my professor lectured on an insular island tribe that cackled whenever someone got hurt.
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Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world.
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Natomas resident Sarah Arizaga, 46, wasn’t familiar with all of the candidates, so procrastinated on submitting her ballot until the final day.
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Travelers who procrastinated securing their summer getaway plane tickets might blanch after a glance at airfare costs.
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At least my mother was one of those who sermonized that sentiment.
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Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
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First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
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Cable news anchors pontificated on the possible environmental toll were the Al Salmi’s cargo of two million barrels of crude discharged into the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
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From a purple-pod terminalia tree a crimson-breasted shrike pontificated at us.
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“Filibustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibustered. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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