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Tariq recalls a colleague poking fun at his bald spot during a shopping trip, and describing that as "like an ice pick to my heart".

Lily the calf poked her head through the railing and said, “What about Brightbill?”

Some companies tried their luck at poking holes here in the early 2010s but walked away after their wells couldn’t endure the extreme conditions.

Nail heads are poking through the gym’s thin hardwood floors.

At the end of a competitive first round, France's Gane poked Aspinall in both eyes while attempting a punch, with the referee stopping the contest.