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After the First Death
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- This would set a precedent that could touch off mass hijackings, the way it's happened in other countries.†
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- Yet I knew that if we defeated the terrorists on the bridge that morning, we would be setting a precedent for the world to see, sending a message to terrorists all over the world that our nation would not buckle under to intimidation.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(precedent as in: sets a precedent) an example from a prior time -- typically used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (especially a judicial decision)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)