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But by reminding people of one particularly taut exchange during the debate, it might.

With her taut jawline, blazing white teeth and recently slimmed-down physique, she has embraced the prototypical Housewife look.

While most agree that Intermezzo is a step up from her other novels, Lola Seaton in the New Statesman said it "lacks the taut self-assurance of Conversations with Friends and Normal People".

Football and politics pull and stretch the imaginary tendons of masculinity till they’re taut.

Going over to inspect, one discovers that the work’s flat front scrim is actually a shallow box, with black scrim pulled taut at each side.