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He came up one rebound shy of a triple-double, dropping 43 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds.

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He positioned himself in the indie-rock world, an odd fit for his delicate material, and Mr. Jesso is a shy performer.

Wood, who said he typically shies away from playing any version of himself on screen, was interested in seeing the script after Sennott approached him because he was a fan of her prior work.

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“A sweet and shy tortoise, she quietly touched the lives of countless people over nearly a century in San Diego,” the alliance said.

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Stein attended UC Berkeley, majoring in political science, but he left about a semester shy of graduating.

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