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The bottom of my oven is lined with foil, which is just easier to me than using the self clean function.— Epinions Recent Content for Home
'' Every campaign cycle likes to have ... a foil -- someone you can use as the face of the opposition, '' said
For foil, the target is the waist up, excluding the arms and head.— Northern Star
Even so, I was struck reading through Ericsson's paper how closely Colvin has stuck to him, right down to his use of Francis Galston as a foil, and a great many of the examples.— Explananda
Up the Chastity Belt (released as Naughty Knights in the U.S.) as his vampy foil, and in some respects this period of exile saw her drift into the role of purring caricature.— Dusty Wright's Culture Catch - Smart, Pop Culture Podcasts & Written Reviews - Arts & Entertainment

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