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Sorry, Valdron, but I heard through the grapevine that seed eater is an ACUTE masturbator -- and on top of that, he does it 10 times a day!
CT-SEN: Media Ignores Lamont Demand For "Hack" Charge Apology 2009
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October 29, 2008 at 10:00 am no that ketteh is ACUTE.
kittehs help wif science - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Because ACUTE (short-term) inflammation in beneficial; it helps the immune system get rid of the bacteria.
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It is then good sense to speak of MOTION as of a thing that is LOUD, SWEET, ACUTE, or GRAVE.
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ACUTE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS, the most serious since 1918.
1938, March 2001
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ACUTE SUPPRESSION OF THE MENSES may be caused by _strong emotions, _ as excessive joy, or by violent _excitement_ of the _propensities_, as intense anger, sudden fright, fear, or anxiety.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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When you say 'this minute,' sir, I must reply that the brevity of the area of action becomes a trifle ACUTE, yes, ALARMingly acute.
Kennedy Square Francis Hopkinson Smith 1876
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Hartgrove is an ACUTE care facility, meaning patients are in crisis when they arrive.
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Thierry Laugier, a lawyer for ACUTE, the association that employed Tissier at the hotel, said the case revolves solely around an alleged breach of labor law.
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Thierry Laugier, a lawyer for ACUTE, the association that employed Tissier at the hotel, said the case revolves solely around an alleged breach of labor law.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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