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WESLEY SNIPES Shall remain!
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IRIS MURDOCH Nature didn't need an operation to be beautiful. It just was.
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AMY HECKERLING make their mark quickly.
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FIDEL CASTRO get the money to carry out an operation in America.
AHMED RESSAM An absolute ruler is an undesireable leader.
CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU Heat is not a luxury. It is an absolute must-have.
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DICK CHENEY It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
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DAVE HEINEMAN He's an absolute gym rat.
LUTE OLSON This is an absolute blast!
ANNE HECHE Yes, I'm an absolute bender!
ROBBIE WILLIAMS an absolute heart of gold.
DAVID RIDGE Parking is an absolute nightmare.
HANNAH SAVERY They leave an absolute mess.
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SHERRI COALE This was an all-Berkeley operation. And it went so smoothly. It was executed just perfectly.
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EDMUND DAUKORU You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.
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