the mayor tends to give anyone under voting age the brush-off
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But our findings suggest that the mere inclusion of abbreviations, although seemingly benign, start feeling like a brush-off.—David Fang, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025 But there are now pressing concerns over whether Trump will pull the U.S. from the alliance as part of his broader brush-off of America's allies—and whether the remaining nations of the Five Eyes could survive it.—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 Alumi-Blast is an apt name for this low sheen coating that looks realistically like cast aluminum that has received a light brush-off abrasive blast at the factory.—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2023
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