variants
or aestivates
as in kicks back
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Well … that’s where my skepticism kicks back in.
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With their mandatory minicamp wrapping up on Thursday, the Chicago Bears get some time to rest before offseason programming kicks back into gear.
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The reptile, which hibernates individually in holes, burrows or rock crevices, prefers to live along ridgelines and bluffs, especially on south and southwest facing slopes.
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Though the sisters are supposedly first-generation Italian American, no whiff of the old country hangs about Kay; Dorothy will at least spit out a few words in Italian.
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Turquoise pearl, and azure line the space, and a cylindrical hanging light sculpture made of hundreds of white and gold ceramic fish hangs about the lounge seating area.
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On some of my visits, Marsha dozes most of the time.
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Rather, the protagonist dozes right through it.
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Critical thinking really bums them out.
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Then Jason and Thor shower together, each lathering the other’s back and bums up with fewer orgasms than an old Herbal Essences commercial.
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As your car idles, warm air blown from the top of your dashboard will melt the ice on the outside of the windshield.
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Security camera footage shows a black vehicle park in front of Café Bernardo, a restaurant, and idles for about two minutes.
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