skimmed

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Philosophy skimmed, and realistic romances deep-sounded

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  • The pathos and romance you might expect to find in 1940s-style music is also skimmed, although "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "If It Ain't Got That Swing" admittedly weren't designed for depth. —  BrontëBlog
  • In 2007 British security consultant Adam Laurie cracked the encryption code on a U.K. passport and "skimmed," or remotely read, its personal information - while it was still sealed in its mailing envelope. —  Signs of the Times
  • Giant blocks of text might get skimmed, but you have to assume that nobody has the time or the desire to sit and read a brochure that has nothing but words. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • I'm not going to summarize all the articles I have seen, skimmed or read here, because I am sure plenty of other blogs will be doing the same, much better than I could. —  PETRONA
  • There remains the possibility that personal information could be "skimmed" or stolen from a distance using a chip reader. —  The Swine Line
 

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