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strong

/stɹɔŋ/ adverb C2
  1. In a strong manner. · As a salesperson I always come on strong.
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Time and place often give the advantage to the weak over the strong.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 23 · B2
How strong we are, and how we prevail over even the king of beasts.” The Lion replied: “This statue was made by one of you men.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 7 · B2
The Hare said, “Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place with impunity by the side of the strong.” And after the Hare said this, he ran for his life.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 3 · B2
“Unfortunately, madame,” answered Villefort, “the strong arm of the law is not called upon to interfere until the evil has taken place.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 48 · C1

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