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subvention

The prison had to be territorially integrated with the city in order for Corcoran to receive its share of annual tax subventions from Sacramento

—p.163 Crime, Croplands, and Capitalism (128) by Ruth Wilson Gilmore
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welter

The question remains as to how these changes came into effect, given the welter of laws and rules directing the uses of capital for public investments.

—p.22 Introduction (5) by Ruth Wilson Gilmore
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rictus

Unforgettable, again, was the complicit rictus that Richard now laid at his feet.

—p.371 by Martin Amis
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stertorous breathing

He paced up the three double flights of stairs, giving stertorous voice to his opinion that there was probably a sequel to Stumbling on Melons

—p.370 by Martin Amis
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panegyric

Flyting stood at the polar opposite of panegyric, which is to say that it consisted of personal abuse. Freakishly well written, and fantastically hostile

—p.348 by Martin Amis
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