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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

al·ways / ˈôlˌwāz; -wēz/ (archaic al·way) • adv. 1. at all times; on all occasions: the sun always rises in the east. ∎ throughout a long period of the past: she had always been an obstinate sort. ∎ for all future time; forever: she will always be missed. ∎ repeatedly and annoyingly: she is always making derogatory remarks. 2. as a last resort; failing all else: if the marriage doesn't work out, we can always get divorced.

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always

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

always •ablaze, amaze, appraise, baize, Blaise, blaze, braise, broderie anglaise, chaise, craze, daze, écossaise, erase, faze, gaze, glaze, graze, Hayes, Hays, haze, laze, liaise, lyonnaise, maize, malaise, Marseillaise, mayonnaise, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, polonaise, praise, prase, raise, raze, upraise •nowadays • polyphase • multiphase •stargaze • amylase • periclase •underglaze • manes • lipase •catchphrase •conquistadores, mores, señores •polymerase • paraphrase •chrysoprase • lactase • equites •Gervaise • endways • edgeways •eques • breadthways • lengthways •leastways • widthways • anyways •sideways • longways • crossways •always

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	Always & Never.(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Professional Builder (1993); 11/1/2000
	'My boy Derek has always been a bit of a devil'.(Features) Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 3/21/2006
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