She didn't, of course, and we see the devastating impact it had on a woman who had had to fight against all the odds to make it to Number 10 in the first place.

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So Judah Maccabee gathered a small band of believers to fight this oppression, and against all odds, they prevailed.

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Although the odds seem stacked against it, Generali is unlikely to give up without a fight.

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