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Mr. Easterly accurately describes the historical ideology that would tell the conquered to shut up and “enjoy the GDP.”

Dek, a born intimidator with crisscrossing fangs, wishes she would shut up so he could carry on with the slaying, and falls asleep while she’s prattling on about her life.

She said she saw Druzolowski “pointing his gun at my grandson, saying, ‘Shut up kid, shut up kid.’”

His protest was met by vocal support for the King, including one woman who told him to "shut up".

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In elementary school, Ms. Stolzenberg always kept me from recess at lunch because I wouldn’t shut up in class.

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

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