public
adjective
involving a lot of people, or involving people in general
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Describing or involving groups of people
close-knit
adjective
consisting of people who do a lot of activities together and look after one another
ill-assorted
adjective
an ill-assorted group of people or things are all very different from each other
from all walks of life
used for saying that a group consists of all types of people with different backgrounds, jobs etc
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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