Perhaps my favorite is the endearing "loo, " a British term whose true origins I have yet to discover.

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"In the grand scheme of things, if they could pay us 10% to 15% more, that is going to have a huge impact on what we can pay workers" and do to the factories, Mr. Loo said.

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