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She just didn’t put up with B.S. from guys who were trying to diminish her, call her irrational and insinuate she was clingy.

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“She was always a pack dog, and had to be with people, and with Arthur. But she has been so clingy, and gets so upset to be left alone.”

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The costumes are, on the surface, contemporary: We see an Adidas sweatshirt here, a clingy party dress there.

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Charles says there is a "stark difference" between their sons and that Emaan is a lot more clingy.

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If your home is still standing after this year’s wildfires, you may be wondering how to get out the clingy smell of smoke.

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