It's romantic to imagine that each person is destined for a particular career path, one capable of being discovered with sufficient soul-searching.

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He expressed particular concern that Tehran might step up its shipments of explosively formed penetrators, powerful roadside bombs capable of punching through even the strongest armor.

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