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Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
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For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
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On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
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Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
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“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
If the "Y" Beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the Peninsula.
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Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
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