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And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well.
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The Saw series is the perfect example of a studio sinking money year after year into a worn-down franchise rather than focusing their energies on some original, new, and interesting idea.
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Imagining the class in which a spiritually and emotionally worn-down Randolph handled the situation, the memory of how this whole thing played out, an abomination to the Mets and the organization as a whole, left me feeling nauseated.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well.
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After a decade of war, all the services need to replace worn-down equipment.
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The major story of the debate became the visual appeal of the attractive Kennedy versus the sickly look of the worn-down Nixon.
Make Yourself Unforgettable Dale Carnegie 2011
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She is worn-down by her mother whose difficulties with aging classically sandwich Gold between the generations of caretaker for the young and the elderly.
Mommy Queerest Meets A Serious Man « The Blog at 16th and Q 2009
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Wiffle Ball connoisseurs follow the company so closely that every few years, when the factory replaces its worn-down molds, the Mullanys have to field a slew of complaints.
Making a Wiffle Ball Joshua Robinson 2011
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Instead of sweeping those squads and forcing the NCAA Tournament committee into a tough decision, the worn-down Wildcats went 2-4 as their defense went flat and their offense became inconsistent without much of a post presence.
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In that convincing, worn-down, iron-clad tough persona of hers, there still lurks strong traces of sexiness and youth — they've survived the toilet-scrubbing and the hardness of life.
Chances for Hope Dorothy Rabinowitz 2010
technikon commented on the word worn-down
worn-down - weak from persistance
May 16, 2023