As Commander-in-Chief, I’ve seen how the ideology that leads Boko Haram to kidnap schoolgirls, and leads ISIL to enslave and rape women is the same ideology that leads to instability, and violence, and terrorism.
Source: tatoeba (5215494)
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Keep "boko" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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As Commander-in-Chief, I’ve seen how the ideology that leads Boko Haram to kidnap schoolgirls, and leads ISIL to enslave and rape women is the same ideology that leads to instability, and violence, and terrorism.
Source: tatoeba (5215494)
[…] the way he hid the Pernod card and bumped me on the boko when I tried to have a dekko at it proves that.
Source: wiktionary
He sang Landor's lines in a quavering falsetto, then broke raucously into the schoolboy battle-cry of "Hit him on the boko, hit him on the boko, Jericho!"
Source: wiktionary
He let out a yell, his eyes watering from the punch on the boko.
Source: wiktionary
Closest matches include nose.
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