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  • When Bobby went nuts and started five-degree stalking her, Bella sank into an all-men-are-assholes hole.

    Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011

  • When Bobby went nuts and started five-degree stalking her, Bella sank into an all-men-are-assholes hole.

    Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011

  • Even a slight, five-degree warm up into the twenties can affect the concentration of the pressed juice, and I quickly realized time is of the essence.

    Bryan Calandrelli 2009

  • The boat's on its side at about a forty = five-degree angle, presumably with rock beneath.

    The Clique 2010

  • It is worth noting that astrolabes — such as those depicted in the Montefeltro studioli — were commonly subdivided into 72 five-degree gradients for astronomical observation and were among the group of machinae universitatis employed in medieval education and memory training (Carruthers, Book of Memory, 252).

    Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

  • Even a slight, five-degree warm up into the twenties can affect the concentration of the pressed juice, and I quickly realized time is of the essence.

    LENNDEVOURS: 2008

  • On the other hand, a five-degree centigrade rise in global temperatures will be an unbelievable global catastrophe.

    Why isn't Obama talking about climate change? 2010

  • It listed at a five-degree angle toward the square and looked as if a strong wind might topple all seven stories into the street, but it was built out of sturdy concrete and would have to be blown up before it would fall.

    American Assassin Vince Flynn 2010

  • Even a slight, five-degree warm up into the twenties can affect the concentration of the pressed juice, and I quickly realized time is of the essence.

    The Sweet Hereafter 2008

  • London City has a five-degree glide slope to the runway.

    CNN Transcript Feb 13, 2009 2009

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