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His rugged exterior softened by his piercing blue eyes and an almost shy smile disarmed her.

Their pants can’t have any rips or frays and they can not wear more than one facial piercing or “theatrical makeup.”

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Nighttime also brings the piercing sound of street takeovers.

Rico said that while spending nights nearby in Imperial Beach, he was awakened by a stench that he described as piercing, something he also heard from residents.

Father Greg Walgenbach, a founding member, praised the Knights for piercing through the “bubbles” too many Orange County residents live in.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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