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My brain is currently a mishmash of passing yardage, the postmodern American epic, Tom Wilkinson trivia and miscellany, red zone defensive statistics, old English poetry, and unceasing cravings for Tostitos Hint-of-Lime chips (yes, they should be called Overpowering Taste Of Dozens Of Limes Being Forcibly Squeezed Down Your Throat, but that doesn't make them any less delicious).
Snarkastic 2008
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Riding is half-dreading the moment of the Unexpectedly Overpowering Frame.
Gauguin at Tate Modern: the making of a blockbuster show Tim Adams 2010
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Overpowering even the clamor, the smells of fighters washed up to him in a palpable miasma wave: the torches partially illuminating the halls, unwashed garments and humans, the illicit cooking in each of the bunks as hungry warriors stove off the growling in their bellies, light from travel.
More Conan Fan Fiction! Cromsblood 2010
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Overpowering the Angel batters through 5-2/3 innings, Burnett struck out eleven Angel batters, and could have had more; he was still pitching strong when Manager Joe Girardi took the ball from him.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Overpowering Bushrod, Freeney even broke through for a sack of Saints quarterback Drew Brees in the second quarter, a 7-yard loss that forced New Orleans to settle for a 46-yard field goal.
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Overpowering even the clamor, the smells of fighters washed up to him in a palpable miasma wave: the torches partially illuminating the halls, unwashed garments and humans, the illicit cooking in each of the bunks as hungry warriors stove off the growling in their bellies, light from travel.
Archive 2010-02-01 Cromsblood 2010
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Overpowering the Angel batters through 5-2/3 innings, Burnett struck out eleven Angel batters, and could have had more; he was still pitching strong when Manager Joe Girardi took the ball from him.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Overpowering aromas of new oak give way to scents of blue berries, raspberry and black cherry.
The First Taste of 2009 Jacqueline Friedrich 2010
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Overpowering aromas of new oak give way to scents of blue berries, raspberry and black cherry.
The First Taste of 2009 Jacqueline Friedrich 2010
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Overpowering aromas of new oak give way to scents of blue berries, raspberry and black cherry.
The First Taste of 2009 Jacqueline Friedrich 2010
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