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After all, this conversation isn’t totally unlike one you might have with a potential roommate, even if familial obligations make it a bit touchier.

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Unreported is the touchier issue of the number of Americans who have been desperately trying to get a second passport, especially since the last election.

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He would know well that this is a touchy subject for some in Lionsland, most notably the great Willie John McBride, who is not on board with so many 'foreigners' playing for the Lions.

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Also addressed in the novel are touchier subjects like White’s advocacy for the lighter-skinned Horne to get roles over her darker-skinned colleagues like McDaniel or Beavers.

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Apparently veterans are very touchy about changing that and Trump seems to have dropped it.

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