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"Thumbing" was believed to save the split second so valuable to a man in argument with his peers.
Bar-20 Days Clarence Edward Mulford 1919
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Thumbing through it, you realize Reuters does indeed have something in common with Davos, though I'd put it differently, and perhaps less kindly, than Adler.
Yvette Kantrow: A Look at Reuters, the Magazine Yvette Kantrow 2012
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Thumbing my way past Richard Wright novels, Langston Hughes, Eric Jerome Dickey, dictionaries, reference guides, Literary Market Place, and right to the photo album, I flipped through until I found the matching faces.
Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011
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Thumbing my way past Richard Wright novels, Langston Hughes, Eric Jerome Dickey, dictionaries, reference guides, Literary Market Place, and right to the photo album, I flipped through until I found the matching faces.
Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011
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Thumbing my nose at Tokyopop was worth it at the time, though.
Tokyopop News: CSI Interns, Kindaichi, INVU, Company Plans, more » Manga Worth Reading 2009
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"Thumbing his nose at our nation's veterans, women, and people of the Jewish faith, all the while refusing to stand up for basic American values in order to try and win an election, apparently this is what Boehner meant when he said, 'We're not going to be any different than what we've been.'"
John Boehner To Campaign With Rich Iott, Candidate Who Dressed As SS Officer The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Thumbing through the stack, I wondered, who are these guys who paid the full sticker?
Racism Is Everywhere . . . Statistically Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2012
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Thumbing through any section is like walking into the wilderness itself – lots of talent and diversity!
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Thumbing away and texting my remaining friends who fingers haven't rotted off.
Zombies Calling Thomas Pluck 2011
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Thumbing through the Al Quaida hand book … …. .hummmmmmm … .. itches … … … britches … … …. nitches … … … OH there it is …. .snitches … … … YIKES!
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