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under

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adverb

  1. in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
  2. further down
  3. below some quantity or limit
  4. down to defeat, death, or ruin
  5. down below
and more 3 ...

adjective

  1. lower in rank, power, or authority
  2. located below or beneath something else

Examples

As I did at FIAC, I selected 18 galleries and asked their most anglophonic expert to pick an image and talk about it for under two minutes.

Luckily, I have a very understanding boss.

The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ...

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over

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adjective

  1. having come or been brought to a conclusion

adverb

  1. throughout a period of time
  2. over the entire area
  3. beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
  4. at or to a point across intervening space etc.
  5. throughout an area

noun

  1. (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

Examples

Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the

Laura Wade's Posh, timed to open as the Tories edged into power in May 2010, reminded us just what we were in for: overprivileged hooligans in drinking-society blazers who trash a pub as thoughtlessly as they will trash the country.

Liberal democracy is a fraud, a cover for the power of the elite.

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