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We will give it a closer going-over, however, to ensure it’s a timely topic and isn’t easily mistaken for a way to drum up business.

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He was considered a shoo-in to replace former Speaker John Boehner who quit in disgust and skedaddled back to Ohio after the going-over he received from the newly empowered Freedom Caucus.

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“I got a piece here that I cut out of a newspaper. The editor put it just right. He gives Washington a good going-over for not siding with France.”

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The sad fact is that my wife, Marion, has been cutting my hair at home for several years now, the little that I have left requiring no more than a quick going-over with the clippers.

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It's one thing Ross Wilcox giving you a going-over in public.

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