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Even lawmakers within Macron’s own party are chafing over his attempts to micromanage the assembly.

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Meanwhile, Lockjaw’s Perfidia fixation chafes against his desire to join a clique of snooty white nationalists invented for the film called the Christmas Adventurers Club.

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Many California teachers, however, remain committed to different methods and chafe at a state-mandated approach, especially one that runs counter to their classroom experience and previous training.

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He said he suffered extreme wetsuit chafing and that parts of his tongue fell off due to saltwater exposure.

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For years, folks in the so-called north state have chafed at life under the rule of California’s liberal politicians.

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