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As for ostensible dangers flowing from the “Caroline” ad, those were so tenuous that they didn’t give the state the right to act against the ad either.

As he celebrated the score, he placed his hands behind his back in an ostensible reference to his detainment earlier that day.

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His remarks are also a steady reminder of the way disability, despite being an ostensible impediment, can be worked with while being exceptionally athletic.

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"Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions," Biles captioned her post, an ostensible reference to comments made by Skinner.

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Trump posted on Sunday night, in an ostensible jest at Biden's age-related gaffes — like his struggling debate performance last month — that largely spurred his bowing out.

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