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I’m not arguing that throwing ice at someone’s head is harmless.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
But if I’m at someone’s home, I am so happy that someone is doing something for me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Her mother said she was notified of Kimberley's death on the evening of 21 February and told she had died at someone's flat that night.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025
I think I left it at someone’s apartment.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024
It was hard to see Mina touching a frog, let alone throwing it at someone’s face—no matter how scared she was to perform.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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