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Planets form from the left-overs of supernovae - which contain much, much more than hydrogen -
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When a plane is shot down at a modern war it becomes a hollywood movie, when a drone is shot down there is an F-16 bombing the site to deny access to the drone left-overs to the enemy.
Delta IV Heavy is Cheaper Than Ares 1. Wow. Who Knew. - NASA Watch 2009
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If you have so many left-overs in your fridge that you need to make a list, then you have bad habits to start with.
Use A Leftovers Log To Safeguard Your Stomach | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I would plan a new meal for Monday and Tuesday nights, planned on left-overs for Wednesday (a combination of the two first nights), a new meal for Thursday, eat-out on Friday (because by then I was done cooking and cleaning), a new meal for Saturday night, and a big casserole-type meal for Sunday, which could carry me over till Monday night, if need be.
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Not only are we are tired of tossing left-overs, we're alarmed that food pantries are struggling to meet the needs of a hungry population.
Sarah Bowman: What's Up for January From Kids Off the Couch Sarah Bowman 2011
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His work is a mission to prove that left-overs can be made beautiful.
Next generation turns its back on Emin and Hirst's conceptual artworks 2011
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The picture shows left-overs from stash, and demonstrates how quickly (sometimes) I can find things in that cupboard.
Archive 2009-01-01 Jean 2009
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Basically, what I found was that I only needed to make about 3 fresh meals because the left-overs carried over the rest of the week.
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You recall the faint smell of spoiled straw, greengrocer left-overs and your hands slipping into its snowy fur, the rapid pounding of its heart through your fingertips.
Broken Mirrors 2010
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I'm staying home, eating left-overs and might watch a movie.
First mowing of the year.... Gumbo Lily 2010
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