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As much as the domestic shots, it's these heated scribbles that speak of the brush-up between headline news and the anonymous concerns of everyday life.
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While you're shopping, get a dry skin brush and give your body an invigorating brush-up, toes to neck, before your bath or shower.
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He looks as though he could use some brush-up work.
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He looks as though he could use some brush-up work.
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So, Sarah Palin is going to brush-up on her popular US culture history as we watch on?
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When Fry goes to take a shower, he quickly rings down from his dressing room to ask if the management can bring up the shower-head, which is removed between each use, presumably to prevent its theft; when Acorah also enquires about the facilities, he's told he can have a wash and brush-up in a nearby caravan.
Among the psychics 2011
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So, Sarah Palin is going to brush-up on her popular US culture history as we watch on?
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Time to brush-up on some high school civics to understand how democracy works.
Emanuel Backtracks From 'Trigger' Comments; Dem Says CoS Made "Hell Of A Mistake" 2010
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It will come in handy for ideas or just as a brush-up on the various topics.
Design Matters 2008
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The better news is that Kevin is confident he can raise those scores with some brush-up work.
Zebratown Greg Donaldson 2010
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