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Throw off the duvet, fling open the curtains, break out some star jumps.
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When threatened, this ray tends to flee at high speed in a zigzag pattern, to throw off pursuers.
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As the song comes closer to the end, the glass shatters against the guards and the men and women throw off their masks.
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The news media, too, has been slow to throw off the idea that large power stations, owned by energy-generation oligopolists, will continue to dominate 21st century power supply.
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Whirring computer systems throw off a lot of heat, and keeping them cool is costly.
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Or will the spark of liberty and freedom reignite, allowing citizens to throw off the shackles of banker and corporate control?
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His everyday persona encourages others to think of him as shallow, foolish and uncaring to throw off suspicion.
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The need for the breaking down of trade restrictions, which took various forms, was universally recognized even by those who were unable to throw off those shackles.
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Then, an escape plan flashes through his mind: throw off the noose and spring into the stream.
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It means cold fishes can snuggle down under the cosier side, while their hot-blooded partners who regularly throw off the covers can choose the lighter option.
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