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Being previously mentioned or otherwise understood.

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Usage examples (6)
  • Ms. DICKINSON: Well, and actually, I think that when a person is assaulted like that� CONAN: Mm-hmm.
  •  Now that the company has been bought by Fiat, it has announced new product plans that  focus on improving its conventional cars.
  • The Full Monty, I remarked that Velasquez was one of the sport's "great unknowns" ­-that we still may have no clue just how good, or great, he may be.
  • He challenged Wolfson's assertion that he has never before complained to reporters of caucus improprieties, noting that  "in Nevada you filed a lawsuit."
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