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Tesla needs to repair the damage the brand took from Musk’s foray into politics, which rubbed many electric vehicle buyers the wrong way.

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In one message, she said: "I remember you came to my room before the abduction, rubbed my head and said 'I love you and I will find you'."

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"He did rub people up the wrong way and grabbed a lot of headlines," he adds.

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“His play style rubs off on everybody on our team, not just the offense,” quarterback Matthew Stafford said.

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In the NFL, rub routes are plays in which an attacking player makes a movement that indirectly blocks the path of another player.

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

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