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portentous

But the case is notable for the portentous and pedantic elaborations made by the arbitrator,

—p.103 Chapter 3 – Palimpsests of Law and Corporate Sovereigns (87) by Laleh Khalili
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liminal

Infilling coastal areas with material dredged from the sea introduces sedimented marine pollution into liminal coastal areas and shorelines.

—p.82 Chapter 2 – Harbour-making (49) by Laleh Khalili
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promontory

A rocky hill stands tall on a promontory jutting out to sea at the southernmost edge of the town; along with two other rocky atolls nearby, it is a recognisable landmark

—p.78 Chapter 2 – Harbour-making (49) by Laleh Khalili
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bulwark

In the 1950s, as anticolonial movements unravelled the empire and nationalist sentiments roiled the tricontinents, the British began to consider a programme of economic development as a bulwark against the possibility of revolution.

—p.58 Chapter 2 – Harbour-making (49) by Laleh Khalili
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