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She’s not wrong; indeed, the show’s flaunting of consumerist excess is downright timely.

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Yet how the Jets pointed themselves in that direction was downright stunning.

Being a starting pitcher and a leadoff hitter in the same game after an 18-inning battle was revealed to be downright impossible.

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Simultaneous meetings of three of the top four are even more unusual, and it’s downright rare for all four banks’ meetings to overlap.

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It’s an interesting dichotomy, though: I hate a bland, under-salted butter moment, but an overly salty one can be downright inedible.

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