A US coal producer agreed to pay ________ total of $ 209 million for the mining accident that killed 29 people,________ worst such disaster in 40 years in the US.
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John began to feel little beads of sweat going down the back of his neck.His words seemed to have had no visible ___ on the man.
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Selig formally announced on Thursday his intention to retire in January 2015. “It remains my great______to serve the game I have loved throughout my life.” he said.