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  • "Hey, Bill!" he shouted into the phone, after he circumvented three secretaries and their long-practiced barrage of excuses designed to keep him at bay he was well known around the office for being "difficult," "stubborn," and, uh, "stupid".

    Stupid Fuckin' Douchebag Christopher Snyder 2011

  • The womans flight looked graceful to her, like some long-practiced piece of choreography.

    Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

  • The light machine gun he bore in his arms—an older and more primitive arm than the fancy F- and M-26s the Legion carried nowadays—went to his shoulder in a motion so smooth it was obviously long-practiced.

    The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2010

  • She moves carefully and methodically, her rhythm and silence dictated by a long-practiced habit of survival.

    A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010

  • She moves carefully and methodically, her rhythm and silence dictated by a long-practiced habit of survival.

    A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010

  • The light machine gun he bore in his arms—an older and more primitive arm than the fancy F- and M-26s the Legion carried nowadays—went to his shoulder in a motion so smooth it was obviously long-practiced.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Fred Kiesche 2010

  • Daralie rested against her husband's shoulder, squeezing his nearest hand slightly - something very natural between them, Keisha could tell, and long-practiced.

    Elephant in the City 2010

  • We'll be breaking our long-practiced omertà in favor of sharing our news breaks and takes via the main Observer homepage.

    Media Mob Sleeps With the Fishes 2009

  • Because of this long-practiced caste discrimination, the Dalits are the most marginalized and excluded community in Nepal.

    Dalit community faces threat to life for inter-caste marriage 2009

  • We'll be breaking our long-practiced omertà in favor of sharing our news breaks and takes via the main Observer homepage.

    Media Mob Sleeps With the Fishes 2009

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