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plumb new depths

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plumb new depths

to become even worse than before. Man's inhumanity to man has plumbed new depths in this conflict. Industrial relations had plumbed new depths, even for Hackney, with a series of disputes and strikes.

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plug away
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plumb the depths
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ply trade
ply with
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poacher turned gamekeeper

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