The security company's services are being exited in the short term so that its password algorithms can be reset or strengthened.

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• winding down in the interim

• ceasing operations nonpermanently

• shutting down temporarily

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Establishing himself as the premier authority on food, David Pine was a harsh critic of any chef who did not conform to his standards.

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• fall with

• attach to

• meet the bar of

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The police detective was frustrated by the witness's refusal to cooperate potentially valuable information.

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• chip in with

• play ball with

• contribute

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In his most controversial article, the audacious journalist trashed works widely regarded as classics, ridiculing such literary icons as William Faulkner, Charles Dickens, and Leo Tolstoy.

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• dismissed

• dissolved

• cast aspersions on

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Korean director Ang Lee is like the American director Katherine Bigelow in his use of vivid imagery, but unlike her, he explores the lighter surfaces of humanity.

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• strands

• facets

• contents

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The well-documented provenance of the painting is proof of the work's sincerity.

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• authenticity

• worth

• value

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By breaking down organic material such as leaf litter in rainforests, termites endorse soil health, biodiversity and plant longevity.

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• popularize

• promote

• urge

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According to a recent study, the average CEO at a large corporation in the US made 271 times more money than the company's classic American worker.

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• predictable

• typical

• distinctive

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In Shakespeare's famous tragedy Macbeth, the title character believed that he would reign over Scotland after murdering his rivals; however, his treacherous actions instead motivated disaster.

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• animated

• energized

• instigated

It is highly dangerous to operate heavy machinery without deep training.

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• thorough

• large

• impressive

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