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  • The doorman would hand us all the well-wishes that had arrived by mail.

    Times Two Kristen Henderson 2011

  • Lawmakers broke in the afternoon to sign books of condolence and well-wishes for Giffords and the other victims, followed by a closed-door bipartisan prayer service in the Capitol Visitors Center.

    House passes resolution honoring victims of Tucson shooting rampage Felicia Sonmez 2011

  • The release of the photos prompted an outpouring of messages and well-wishes on Ms. Gifffords's Facebook page.

    Giffords Could Leave Hospital Soon Tamara Audi 2011

  • When I was down at the Southfork Ranch last May for the taping of TNT's new Dallas pilot, I was thrilled to see two original cast members turn up for cameos in a wedding scene, but with all the action going down during the heated nuptials, Charlene Tilton's Lucy Ewing and Steve Kanaly's Ray Krebbs didn't have time to offer up much more than a few hugs and well-wishes to the bride and groom.

    Keck's Exclusives: TNT's Dallas to Serve Up More Lucy and Ray 2011

  • My normally serene morning routine of coffee, email, and Facebook was interrupted when my friend Marcus suddenly downgraded from "In a Relationship" to "It's Complicated" and a stream of sympathetic well-wishes and sad-moticons began to pepper the screen.

    JD Roberto: It's (Not) Complicated JD Roberto 2011

  • With all due respect and well-wishes in such a tough time as this, it never seemed like a very good idea to use “blip” to name a social media company that is entirely dependent on other social media companies.

    Holy Bleep! Blip.fm is in Trouble 2009

  • As he strapped on his catcher's gear, the legend he's replacing, Jorge Posada, came over to offer well-wishes.

    Martin's First Real Day in Pinstripes Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • Thank you for the well-wishes and all, but I can't imagine that the wonky mis-workings of my abused body can be terribly interesting to many, so I don't wanna dwell on it.

    Not a lot of time... p_n_elrod 2009

  • At a news conference held by the Progressive Democratic Party, party leader Ahmed Najib Chebbi conceded defeat, and offered facetious well-wishes to the victors.

    Moderate Islamist Party Set to Win Tunisian Vote Charles Levinson 2011

  • Shawn kept telling me what a wonderful day she had, particularly thanks to all the Facebook and LJ well-wishes (how times have changed, eh?)

    Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009

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