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loudly in the hush of imminent death
A few dry throats swallowed loudly in the hush of imminent death.
— from Cube Root of Conquest by Rog Phillips

links in the history of its development
This is, I believe, a very primitive form of vessel, although there can be no doubt that many links in the history of its development have been lost.
— from The Evolution of Culture, and Other Essays by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers

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