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Trump no doubt thought the Democrats would bail him out because they have often done so in the past and they always wanted to get rid of that silly contrivance.

From Salon

"The whole thing hangs on contrivance and familiarity, not characters, so the fights don’t seem to matter much."

From BBC

“We Live in Time” is also chock-full of contrivances.

From Salon

There is one slight contrivance later in the film to set up its final act, but it's arguably a necessary one to set the stage for the film's dramatic conclusion.

From BBC

The contrivances of the situation are inescapable, despite the scrupulous honesty of the performers in director Michael Herwitz’s charged production.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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