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Rather, that new verbal status of status is in the jargon of finger-snapping brokerese.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Rather, that new verbal status of status is in the jargon of finger-snapping brokerese.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Rather, that new verbal status of status is in the jargon of finger-snapping brokerese.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Rather, that new verbal status of status is in the jargon of finger-snapping brokerese.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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She's technically proficient, though I felt she lost the rhythm briefly in a section where she segued from finger-snapping in an elaborate style to palm clapping.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Brand New Shakespeare, The Scottish Play and Post-Apocalyptic Dancing! Michael Giltz 2011
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She's technically proficient, though I felt she lost the rhythm briefly in a section where she segued from finger-snapping in an elaborate style to palm clapping.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Brand New Shakespeare, The Scottish Play and Post-Apocalyptic Dancing! Michael Giltz 2011
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And if he attaches a brilliant lyric like "Fuck You" to a finger-snapping beat and a bouncy melody that kids and grownups can both dig, then so much the better.
Tony Sachs: One More Once: A Listen Back At The Records That Made 2010 More Bearable Tony Sachs 2011
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The mystery of the finger-snapping far eastern hard men stage left is solved when Bieber reveals that he discovered Legaci – for that is their name – on YouTube.
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And if he attaches a brilliant lyric like "Fuck You" to a finger-snapping beat and a bouncy melody that kids and grownups can both dig, then so much the better.
Tony Sachs: One More Once: A Listen Back At The Records That Made 2010 More Bearable Tony Sachs 2011
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But if you've seen the show before, you'll recognize most of the routines: the quirky staccato melody of hollow tubes, the brilliant quartet of metal kitchen sinks, the grand clanging on a climbing wall and the delightful curtain call that sends the crowd out in a finger-snapping mood.
Some new shtick in 'Stomp' Nelson Pressley 2011
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