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As someone who tends to get a little skittish about communal chip bowls or dip platters, the individual chips bags are really appealing.

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While coyotes are a common fixture in many Southern California neighborhoods, the canines are typically skittish and avoid interactions with humans, according to Fish and Wildlife.

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“She was 9 months old and just literally calm and sweet and not skittish whatsoever,” Palacios said.

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Pope was typically skittish but it is to his credit that he dug in alongside Root, who almost ran his partner out with a short single to mid-wicket when Pope had 19.

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Harry Brook was skittish in making 30 not out - he finished alongside Joe Root who has 18 - and could easily have deepened England's woes.

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

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