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But Mussolini soon outlawed the Popolari ; in any event, the Vatican had had a strained relationship with the party and appeared more comfortable supporting pro-Catholic authoritarian regimes in countries like Austria and Portugal.

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Brotherly tempers started to get strained.

So we strained it from the edges, and we held it by cables.

At some point, in one of our strained conversations, my dad mentioned the Stonewall riots.

At the Phi Phi Hill Resort, I was tucked into the corner furthest away from the television, but I strained to listen for information.

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