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brush

noun as in tool with bristles for cleaning

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Weak match

noun as in fight

verb as in touch lightly

verb as in clean, prepare by whisking

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This Thanksgiving holiday travel period is expected to be the busiest in 15 years, federal officials said, as Americans brush off the recent government shutdown that snarled air travel across the country.

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Throughout the year, they do brush clearance around the city.

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This isn’t to say everyone needs to brush up on penmanship and stop using AI calendars.

While the episode could be brushed off as an embarrasing error, it was an unwelcome distraction a month before her second Budget.

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The industry’s positive reception of her performance in “Weapons” isn’t Madigan’s first brush with awards attention.

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