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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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There, at the bottom, amid pooling water and dripping rock, was an enormous machine driving a cone-shaped drill bit into the earth.
40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast.|by Abrahm Lustgarten|August 27, 2021|ProPublica
Just put your roasted veggies in the container, put a top on it, fit a drill bit into the bottom of the blender and rev her up.
Salsa made with a drill, and more: TikTok offers glimpses of life during the Texas storm|Travis Andrews|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
In a bit of foreshadowing, he repeated that opinion in November.
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Even the hot Jewish women I mentioned above did something a bit more “intellectual” than pageantry: acting.
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His peers remember him as a bright man who spoke softly and occasionally came across as a bit shy.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
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After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The sudden pall of darkness in this strange house of mystery was just a tiny bit awesome.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
Things looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Nogués and his brave lads have done their bit indeed for the glory of the Army of France.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Kum Kale has been a brilliant bit of work, though I fear we have lost nearly a quarter of our effectives.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton