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Ten tackles a game last season became as routine as brushing his teeth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

You can also practise standing on one leg, for example while brushing your teeth.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

After initially brushing off LLMs, DeepMind was developing its own chatbots.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Making a habit of brushing can prevent needing to put an older dog under general anesthesia just so a vet can clean the pet’s teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Frank stood up, brushing the dirt off his pants.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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