Besides assimilating back into normal lives slowly, former captives also have to deal with the people who don't believe their stories are entirely true.

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In recent years, it has become clear that sharks, rays and skates are inherently vulnerable to overfishing because they reproduce slowly and live long lives - a factor that EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg recognised as he unveiled the new proposals.

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The families of the Challenger crew have slowly and bravely rebuilt their lives.

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There's a generally uneasy tone to the storytelling, as if these people have slowly been failing all their lives, and the accident finally awoke them to the reality of their shortcomings.

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She now lives with her daughter while her house is slowly being repaired.

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Her dad and a close family friend were both victims of aggressive brain tumors that slowly disabled them and ultimately took their lives.

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Life is slowly returning to a city where nearly 900 people lost their lives, while 200 remain missing.

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"Henri Samuel used '70s furnishings to fill in gaps, things like large coffee tables and lighting accoutrements for our modern lives, " says 20th-century furniture dealer Liz O'Brien, who notes that prices have been slowly rising over the last decade.

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