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The composer’s stunning brass and vital percussion push against the confines of his overtures, grabbing the audience by the collar and bringing them in close to hear every plodding, silvery note.

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It also had a poor record of effectiveness: research found that 90 percent of people returned to drug use after leaving the confines of the facility.

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I think we need more spaces that really push people to break their confines.

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He said he would “do everything I can within the confines of the sanctuary state laws of California” to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “remove criminals from our jails.”

Vickers had said he bore "moral responsibility" for killing his daughter but claimed it had been a "freak accident" in the confines of their small kitchen.

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

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