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  • In our party Friday night, this ethos was best embodied by a 30-something professional who found a willing dance partner in an alleged 20-something biologist wearing a headband, a basketball referee's shirt, and plastic light-up American flag sunglasses, bearing a fair arsenal of flexible glowsticks.

    Phil West: Collage, Alchemy, and Glowsticks: A Night With Girl Talk Phil West 2011

  • Furthermore, YCA is clear about its age requirements (and most competitions have some sort of age cut-off or restriction, frustrating as this is to the 30-something who has yet to be recognized).

    Music and the law Anne Midgette 2010

  • In one ad, Dairy Queen's new pitchman—a mustachioed 30-something—touts Dairy Queen birthday cakes, then says, "And we don't just blow bubbles, we blow bubbles with kittens inside them, because at Dairy Queen, good isn't good enough."

    DQ Dips Into Humor Julie Jargon 2011

  • In our party Friday night, this ethos was best embodied by a 30-something professional who found a willing dance partner in an alleged 20-something biologist wearing a headband, a basketball referee's shirt, and plastic light-up American flag sunglasses, bearing a fair arsenal of flexible glowsticks.

    Phil West: Collage, Alchemy, and Glowsticks: A Night With Girl Talk Phil West 2011

  • If screenwriter and actress Annie Mumolo had more time, she'd be focusing on her untitled and still unproduced comedy about three 30-something friends stymied by a snowstorm en route to New York City for New Year's Eve.

    The Other Side of the 'Bro-mance' Julie Steinberg 2011

  • Eminence House is run by 'Mama' Queef Latina, a 30-something powerhouse who once had legendary status as a category winner.

    George Heymont: Puttin' On The Glitz (Two Hot New Gay Movie Musicals) George Heymont 2011

  • — Wael Ghonim , 30-something father of two, and Google 's head of marketing in the Middle East.

    Online, Small Voices Become Sparks of Revolution Gerald F. Seib 2011

  • Because 9 months ago something like 70% of Americans favored healthcare reform, as opposed to the 30-something that favor it today?

    Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Just do it 2010

  • Eminence House is run by 'Mama' Queef Latina, a 30-something powerhouse who once had legendary status as a category winner.

    George Heymont: Puttin' On The Glitz (Two Hot New Gay Movie Musicals) George Heymont 2011

  • Someday they will be 30-something parents with food allergies, handling toddlers who cannot grasp the peril of spilling milk on mom.

    An 'Allergy Girl' Comes Out of Her Bubble Sandra Beasley 2011

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