brushing
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All 339 Olympic events: The next Olympics is still a couple years away, but it’s not too early to start brushing up on your knowledge of the Summer Games.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Moments after Manchester City had put down their first heavyweight marker of the post-Pep Guardiola era by brushing aside Crystal Palace, he was asked live on TV how much he enjoyed the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I don’t go that deep,” he says, brushing it aside when asked whether there are certain questions he’s trying to answer about being human.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
You can also practise standing on one leg, for example while brushing your teeth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
She cut off an inch and hurried back inside, brushing the soil off of it and the knife blade.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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