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abeyance

But laws and regulations held in abeyance – as they are in free zones or special economic zones that so often flank ports – are also crucial in creating the pulsating economic macro-organisms that port systems are today

—p.7 Introduction (1) by Laleh Khalili
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truculent

carried his bald head the way a certain kind of truculent person carries his butt

—p.210 by Mary Gaitskill
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unctuous

Her voice was so unctuous that for a second I thought she was affecting it to mock him. Then I saw her false, pleading smile.

—p.202 by Mary Gaitskill
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raiment

I crossed the room, borrowed raiment flowing

—p.196 by Mary Gaitskill
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stolid

A stolid girl smiled uncertainly as she held the light-blinded eye of the reflector

—p.173 by Mary Gaitskill
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