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This incident is a timely reminder for Luxon: coalition governments thrive on collaboration, not ego trips. If he keeps forgetting that, he might find more one-word corrections coming his way.
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The word for today is… allegory (noun) - 1: the expression of truths or generalizations about human existence by means of symbolic figures and actions 2: a symbolic representation Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Allegory is the expression of truths or generalizations about human existence by means of symbolic fictional figures and