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Chavez said the greenery sprouting on the landscape from the rains should take the bite out of any fires that start in the south.

“We don’t want to take the bite out of this guy. But we’ve got to be smart about it, too.”

If the wind turns around, that would take the bite out of the longer finishing holes, but not necessarily the par 3s, which could be just as difficult downwind because it’s harder to control the distance and the penalty for a slight miss can be severe.

A new crop of startups aims to take the bite out of returns.

Beijing’s watery sunshine does nothing to take the bite out of the morning air, but it’s time for the boys to strip off their shirts.