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done in one direction only requiring
In others the [186] work is done in one direction only, requiring a quick return.
— from Motors by James Slough Zerbe

distance in other directions or receding
At a few miles' distance in other directions, or receding from the Mersey, the ground becomes slightly elevated, and in parts agreeably broken, as at Prestwich, and near Heywood, where there are numberless little dells and ravines, ferny and full of trees.
— from Lancashire: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes by Leo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon

disappeared in obscurity disgrace or rebellion
In the six years of perilous party conflict which followed, every conspicuous party rival disappeared in obscurity, disgrace, or rebellion.
— from Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 by John G. (John George) Nicolay

deny impair or disparage others retained
The enumeration in this Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny, impair, or disparage others retained by the people.
— from The Legislative Manual, of the State of Colorado Comprising the History of Colorado, Annals of the Legislature, Manual of Customs, Precedents and Forms, Rules of Parliamentary Parliamentary Practice, and the Constitutions of the United States and the History of Colorado, Annals of the Legislature, Manual of Customs, Precedents and Forms, Rules of Parliamentary Practice, and the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Colorado. Also, Chronological Table of American History, Lists and Tables for Reference, Biographies, Etc. by Thomas B. Corbett

days including one day of rest
You take to your feet; time, nine days, including one day of rest at Baeza.
— from The Andes and the Amazon; Or, Across the Continent of South America by James Orton


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