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stripping

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remove clothes erotically
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It is supplying the constitutional context and stripping away the pretense courts so often cling to when they want to stay out of the fray.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The power of that writing is let down by another plodding arrangement, stripping Abrams' words of their urgency.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Portland, Ore.: By preventing the stripping of fasteners, Henry Phillips’s design enabled the use of high-speed power tools essential for World War II-era assembly lines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The sound of pliers clicking filled a workshop in eastern China's Hangzhou as a group of women practised stripping wires, their female instructor moving around the classroom to offer advice.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

He took charge, stripping away the right to strike and appointing Judge Samuel Alschuler as federal administrator to arbitrate all disputes between the packers and the union.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield



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