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When using a Bluetooth connection, there are a fair few audio dropouts that'll last ~5 seconds or so before the audio cuts back in.
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Like that video where Bryan Cranston impersonates Art Garfunkel at Central Park, and his bouffant gets bigger every time the camera cuts back.
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There are two levels of HyperSmooth available, standard and Boost, the latter of which crops into the frame a little more tightly to handle especially bumpy scenes.
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When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database.
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Cadet, who spent several years working as a florist, prunes the thick green stems of the faux lilies and roses.
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Van Tassel prunes her tomatoes throughout the season for better air circulation.
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This compact tote folds into a small pouch that clips directly onto your keys and expands into a functional bag when needed.
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Joe Rodon clips a pass over the top of the Brentford defence for Calvert-Lewin to contest.
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Specifically, retinol smooths fine lines, lessens wrinkle depth, and whittles the appearance of large pores.
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Throughout the regular season, the league evaluates those 70 people and whittles the larger list down to the top 40 (20 referees paired with 20 linespeople).
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Zillow says that a pale pink bathroom could lose you up to $6,013, while a pale pink kitchen shaves an extra $4,201 off potential buyers' offers.
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The decision to move elections to November shaves several months off the existing terms of the mayor, vice mayor and commissioners.
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The ship docks close to town, public transport is nearby, and the main sights can be reached on foot.
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Ports of call are the various cities or destinations where the ship docks during the cruise.
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Grandmother takes a small pair of scissors from her bag and snips a swatch from the green cloth, then slips it into her pocket.
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Using scissors, Boesch, who trained at the Rhode Island School of Design, typically snips cards into pieces and reassembles them into depictions of such subjects as Lady Liberty, Yankee Stadium, Andy Warhol, Derek Jeter, and Pizza Rat.
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“Skives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skives. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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