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straw

noun as in hay

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Trump was excluded from a straw poll of 2028 candidates at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference.

She accused the leadership of "a lack of integrity and resolve" and said the treatment of Lowe had been "the final straw".

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Petty could be volatile and erratic — he knew he was the straw that stirred the drink — but he always encouraged Campbell to write.

The same sorts of metals tariffs that proved the final straw for Cohn seven years ago took effect at midnight Tuesday, at a 25% rate for products worldwide.

“One dealer knowingly sold 650 guns to straw purchasers recruited by a drug cartel after advising the purchasers on how to evade law enforcement,” they told the court.

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

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