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"He said he would weaponise the Department of Justice - and he has done exactly that."

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But that's exactly what American comedian and talk show host Jimmy Fallon was left scrambling for when he was unexpectedly invited to a black-tie dinner while on a trip to Aberdeenshire.

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Truly, the only thing getting swept in this series is the Dodgers’ aura of invincibility, as the Blue Jays did exactly what they needed to do by hitting them precisely where it hurts.

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“We don’t exactly know what the bar for being detained is, because it is all based on secret evidence,” said Montell.

One Tuesday last February, alone in a pool in North Carolina, a former Olympic swimmer took exactly 20.89 seconds to prove that his highly-tailored doping program was working.

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