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  • 711981 Brixton riot — See also: 1981 England riots and Brixton Riots 1981 Brixton Riots Bloody Saturday Police block the access to the main area of rioting. Image: Kim Aldis …

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  • 72excuse — ex·cuse 1 /ik skyüz/ vb ex·cused, ex·cus·ing vt 1: to grant exemption or release to excused the prospective juror excused the witness after an hour of testimony 2 …

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  • 73remit — re·mit /ri mit/ vb re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting [Latin remittere to let go back, send back, give up, forgive, from re back + mittere to let go, send] vt 1 a: to release from the guilt or penalty of b: to refrain from exacting remit a tax c …

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  • 74forgive — I verb absolve, acquit, bear no malice, cancel, clear, condonare, condone, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forget, give absolution, grant amnesty, grant pardon, ignoscere, overlook, palliate, pardon, reprieve, shrive, vindicate associated… …

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  • 75overlook — I (disregard) verb fail to appreciate, fail to observe, fail to see, forget, leave out, leave undone, let ride, miss, neglect, omit, pass over, take no notice II (excuse) verb condone, disregard, excuse, forgive, pardon III (superintend) verb… …

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  • 76palliate — I (abate) verb allay, alleviate, appease, arrest, assuage, attemper, bate, bound, bring to a standstill, cease, check, circumscribe, curb, curtail, deactivate, decelerate, decrease, desist, diminish, discontinue, ease, eliminate, lenify, lessen,… …

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  • 77truancy — noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ persistent VERB + TRUANCY ▪ combat, tackle ▪ measures to combat persistent truancy in our schools ▪ cut …

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  • 78date — ‘time of an event’ and date ‘fruit’ are distinct words in English, and perhaps unexpectedly the latter [13] entered the language a century before the former. It came via Old French date and Latin dactylus from Greek dáktulos, which originally… …

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  • 79overlook — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. look out on, command [a view of]; oversee, manage, direct, supervise; pass over or by, ignore, omit, disregard, skip; forgive, indulge, excuse, condone, wink at. See direction, neglect, forgiveness …

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  • 80condonation — 1620s, from L. condonationem (mon. condonatio) a giving away, noun of action from condonare (see CONDONE (Cf. condone)) …

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