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Engrained in this reception is the sense that these characters need to be punished at every turn, or otherwise be so flatly written that they limit the range of things they’re capable of doing that’ll be called into question.

From Salon

At every turn, India denied the obvious, until Mohammed Shami said the situation had "definitely" helped them after their semi-final.

From BBC

"We are steady at the wheel. We are prepared for any eventuality, but we will at every turn defend our country's economy," she told CBC News.

From BBC

“The three biggest weapons? Blanket opposition, quorum calls, and blocking unanimous consent — parliamentary guerrilla tactics that can slow, stall, and obstruct at every turn.”

From Salon

The show’s baddies — Larry Cedar’s pony-tailed good ol’ boy Mitch McConnell, Michael Uribes’ snarling Ted Cruz, Jane Papageorge’s pole-dancing Sarah Palin and Jeff Sumner’s parasol-twirling Lindsey Graham — have banded together to thwart Obama’s presidency at every turn.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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