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To Carter’s displeasure, even they blanched at his desire to do it in less than 90 days.

The New York Times blanched that Lee's methods "give people an excuse for feeding themselves and their families mediocre food filled with preservatives" and called her "fairly close to offensive" for endorsing the convenience of paper plates and napkins.

“When Issa came up with the guitar scene, I initially blanched, thinking that if this guy was creative he probably wouldn’t be the person he is,” the actor says.

While California is home to more registered Republicans than any other state in the nation, it is also home to many GOP voters who are moderates, college-educated and suburban women — the electoral blocs that have sometimes blanched at Trump’s antics and policies.

But then Ms. Mollenkott, who had been living as a closeted lesbian, shared her secret with Ms. Scanzoni and watched with horror as her writing partner blanched with shock.