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The dramatic, tension-filled contest came to an end when Alexi Casilla singled to right field, scoring centerfielder Carlos Gomez from second base and giving Minnesota a heart-stopping 6-5 victory and its fifth division title in the past eight seasons.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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In less than twenty minutes, the Yankees went from flirting with history in an 8-0 laughter to a tension-filled, 8-7 eighth-inning white knuckler.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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A series of tension-filled bumps in the night and creepy happenings culminate in Samantha dancing to One Thing Leads to Another as it blares from her Walkman as she literally tries to dance her fears away.
Tribeca Film: The Reelist: Frightful Noise Tribeca Film 2012
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At the same time, the tension-filled ordeals of that inaugural campaign demonstrated how far America needed to go.
When It Was More Than a Game Doug Glanville 2011
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It seems especially tension-filled for adult children when a parent is dying.
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs: God Will Not Desert Us: Difficult End Of Life Conversations Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs 2011
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A series of tension-filled bumps in the night and creepy happenings culminate in Samantha dancing to One Thing Leads to Another as it blares from her Walkman as she literally tries to dance her fears away.
Tribeca Film: The Reelist: Frightful Noise Tribeca Film 2012
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When you have a tension-filled scene, keep it quiet.
Joe Cristalli: How to Successfully Write Broad Comedy Joe Cristalli 2011
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But my personal choice would be for Trent Reznor duuuude! and Atticus Rose's gloomy, tension-filled music for The Social Network.
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When you have a tension-filled scene, keep it quiet.
Joe Cristalli: How to Successfully Write Broad Comedy Joe Cristalli 2011
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It seems especially tension-filled for adult children when a parent is dying.
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs: God Will Not Desert Us: Difficult End Of Life Conversations Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs 2011
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