Twitter than calls back and gives the application a token (a random number, essentially), which says this client has the right to respond on behalf of this user.

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Just as tax rises were a no-go area during the election, so too were cuts in the welfare budget (bar a few token gestures).

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Many observers have suggested that adding at least three women to any type of team effort improves performance because a non-token number (three) counters group think, one of the greatest obstacles to creativity and innovation.

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Think of the utility of a subway token in preference to cash, or (as in Monopoly), how much easier it is to move a game piece around a board than your physical self.

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But attending (or, by the same token, not attending) can also offer the media a window into the stability of a show and the chemistry of its cast.

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