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“That’s just Miller in a nutshell, like he’s always trying to help others,” said Pomerantz, one of the many volunteers at Moss’ youth football camp.

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"In a nutshell, it's a comedy about two quite ridiculous young men and the double lives they lead," Alexander explained.

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“Nonstop,” Cole said, describing Banana Ball in a nutshell.

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"We've got loads of nutshells, oyster shells, bits of pipe, broken wine bottles and chicken bones."

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In a nutshell, the book is an apocalyptic tale of genocide against racial minorities set in a near-future America.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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