They arrived on a livestock trailer, and Carol showed up with them, a surprise gift from the farmer, who thought she deserved a better life.

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That undoubtedly is a surprise welcome gift to shareholders of Dean Foods.

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It seems like Apple could fix this in one of two ways: (1) have iTunes users give account-access permission to a gift-giver in advance (even though it would then ruin the surprise of a gift) or (2) do it Amazon-style, as noted by McAfee.

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She asked Mr. Smith to make a tribute lid as a surprise, one-of-a-kind gift for Phil Hardberger, the former mayor of San Antonio.

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The event, marking Mother's Day in the US, involved about 50 children making gift bags for their mothers and Prince Harry arrived as a surprise guest.

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