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"These comments are lapped up and regurgitated on a near-daily basis as talking points without any real balance."

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If this happens, she, like most Nigerians, will be lapping up the "wahala".

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The Real Housewives franchise has spread around the world, with viewers lapping up the partying and catfighting of wealthy socialites in locations from Orange County to Sydney to Nairobi.

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It’s boorish and grating, assuming its audience will lap up whatever tasteless parody it puts out for them just because it aligns with popular films that share its basic themes.

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Pushback on social media suggests some IJGBs are all front - they may lap up the returning hero adulation but in fact lack financial clout.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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