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The company is moving from Big Gulps and Slurpees to sandwich bags, cooking oil and private label jerky.— Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
Their pacing is what would be expected from artists who have the sole professional goal of getting people to dance (not move herky-jerky, but actually dance all night).— Blogtimore, Hon
But with him she was not even a coquette--jerky, passionate, nervous, humble, exacting, dull--she tired him to death Well, I must be going."— Balloons
He said it was badly written--jerky, short sentences--he'd have to re-write it.— Mr. Waddington of Wyck
The resulting spicy pork jerky is a floppy, sticky treat, less like tough American jerky and more like meat candy.— Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories

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