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  • As children, William and Harry were both deeply fond of their bluff, ruddy-cheeked personal protection officer, Ken Wharfe.

    William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

  • As children, William and Harry were both deeply fond of their bluff, ruddy-cheeked personal protection officer, Ken Wharfe.

    William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

  • Don't worry, my ruddy-cheeked friend, I'm sure you'll find some reason to trash her and her reputation, all the while proclaiming yourself to be 'fair and balanced'.

    McConnell: Senate Republicans will treat Kagan fairly 2010

  • And he was quite short, so your ankles and wrists would poke out of the flesh suit as if you were some ruddy-cheeked schoolboy who has outgrown his uniform, grimly trudging home from the elementary school and dreaming that one day you will write and be free from all these dullards and their cruel jibes —

    Gimme Fiction | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • Enter our young hero, the shepherd boy David, a Darling of Destiny spotted by Samuel, handsome, ruddy-cheeked and a brave warrior.

    Kings Hal Duncan 2009

  • Drago wishes he looked like the carving instead of sporting the balding, plump appearance he associates with a ruddy-cheeked butcher in a small-town grocery store.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Channeling Characters 2009

  • He was about my own age, broad-shouldered, deep - chested, eyes sparkling, and ruddy-cheeked with health.

    Chapter 31 2010

  • Enter our young hero, the shepherd boy David, a Darling of Destiny spotted by Samuel, handsome, ruddy-cheeked and a brave warrior.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • On a busy weekend, the dining room teems with young men high-fiving each other, gourmands shooting YouTube videos and ruddy-cheeked diners posing for photos.

    Curry Heat Wave on East 6th Street 2010

  • You'd be forgiven for thinking that McClymont, tall and ruddy-cheeked, might have a different job.

    Mull: where having a job means you do anything 2010

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