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Before the face-off, security confiscated an egg Garcia had tucked into his pocket, potentially preventing a repeat of last year's incident when Chris Eubank Jr slapped Benn across the face with one.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the close confines of the chamber, with ranks of Labour members behind him, Burnham will finally come face to face with his political opponents.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“They just slap you across the face with their style and with their relevancy,” extols Meyers of the poems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
After a particularly long, road rage-y drive, I splashed my face with ice water, a tip I learned on TikTok, to see if it might take the edge off my vibrating tension.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I struggled to my feet, gasping for air, holding the tree with one hand and pushing my hair out of my face with the other.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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