lifted

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The first Barbies had that chi-chi European look, likely lifted from the German Bild Lilli doll, an homage to moody screen star Marlena Dietrich.

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  • The balding round skull was lifted, the hard brown eyes stared out over the square quarter mile of cleared land­ing area before the Residence and the other buildings of the Outpost Station now in the process of reconstruction. —  Analog May, 1971
  • It was the other one, the Kromekote Sachs had lifted from the German girl's skin, he wanted to look at. —  The Bone Collector
  • But the fog lifted, and the rain held off, and there was a wash of yellowish sunshine. —  Lawrence - Kangaroo
  • Monk bawled Another pile of greenbacks lifted, as if they had become lighter than air, and drifted along an aisle. —  026 - The Spook Legion
  • She cried out, lifted, and felt his hand on her back holding her down, only then realized her inherent helplessness. —  Stephanie Laurens - The Ideal Bride
 

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