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  • Writing a book is usually a long, hair-pulling affair for the author.

    9 Non-Writers Who Influenced Literary History The Huffington Post 2010

  • I'm not talking about old-fashioned ladies mud wrestling or a trailer trash hair-pulling contest.

    George Heymont: When the Claws Come Out George Heymont 2011

  • The new limit, which will go into effect August 14, will mean one more round of hair-pulling for small business owners who will have to change their manufacturing processes and junk existing products that don't meet the new standard.

    Toying With Deregulation 2011

  • Writing a book is usually a long, hair-pulling affair for the author.

    9 Non-Writers Who Influenced Literary History The Huffington Post 2010

  • Writing a book is usually a long, hair-pulling affair for the author.

    9 Non-Writers Who Influenced Literary History The Huffington Post 2010

  • Apparently my mother instigated a hair-pulling fight with another bridesmaid.

    Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011

  • Was I supposed to forget the hair-pulling and all the other chaos because she said she was sorry?

    Dirty Secret Jessie Sholl 2011

  • I laughed, because it felt so good to be reprimanded in a normal way—no jaw-clenching tension from my dad followed by an outburst, no teeth-gritting and then hair-pulling from my mom.

    Dirty Secret Jessie Sholl 2011

  • Apparently my mother instigated a hair-pulling fight with another bridesmaid.

    Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011

  • Writing a book is usually a long, hair-pulling affair for the author.

    9 Non-Writers Who Influenced Literary History The Huffington Post 2010

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