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As we drove through the main road running through Mingora I saw walls pierced with bullets, cracked windows and half blown-off terrace railings.
Shehzad H. Qazi: De-radicalizing The Pakistani Taliban Shehzad H. Qazi 2011
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As Mike, the muscle for meth kingpin Gustavo Fring Giancarlo Esposito, the bullet-headed character actor makes sequences like Sunday's heart-stopping opener — in which he blasted his way out of an ambush, then calmly bent his nearly blown-off ear back into place — look like a walk in the proverbial park.
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This is a pendulum swing from the 1960s, when there were fewer regulations and the blown-off fingers and hands from cherry-bomb explosions sparked a wave of bans.
For fireworks enthusiasts, July 4 is one of many occasions to celebrate 2010
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This is a pendulum swing from the 1960s, when there were fewer regulations and the blown-off fingers and hands from cherry-bomb explosions sparked a wave of bans.
For fireworks enthusiasts, July 4 is one of many occasions to celebrate 2010
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Dr. Stanton cleaned up the blown-off arm and leg. Dave and I did the best we could with the abdominal wounds.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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This is a pendulum swing from the 1960s, when there were fewer regulations and the blown-off fingers and hands from cherry-bomb explosions sparked a wave of bans.
For fireworks enthusiasts, July 4 is one of many occasions to celebrate 2010
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Dr. Stanton cleaned up the blown-off arm and leg. Dave and I did the best we could with the abdominal wounds.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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Nickels seems guilty of the bully stuff, boldly picked his own staff, and seems to have regularly blown-off "Seattle Process" norms.
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We all know about the fallout from substance abuse: the increased incidence of date rape and bad sexual choices, the blown-off academics and skill-building, the risky, sometimes deadly behavior.
Helen Cordes: Buzz-free Prom and Graduation Parties? Let's Create Substance ed That Actually Works 2009
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If I was blown-off again, I'd assume they were just not that into me and move on ... or send an angry, drunken e-mail and regret it in the morning.
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