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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
I think I left it at someone’s apartment.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024
I’ve been doing life drawing workshops with a group during the week, and on the weekends we’ll all pitch in for a model and draw for a couple of hours at someone’s house.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023
I normally would never in a million years laugh at someone’s disability, but I realized we were all laughing with Dexter, certainly not at him.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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