All five slid out of my circle of friends as more and more yes-men began closing a new circle in around them.

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Despite her reputation as a forceful advocate, colleagues say the petite, soft-spoken Munoz sometimes can be underestimated in a White House inner circle largely dominated by men.

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Owais Shah notices that England only have three men in the circle, so Bopara comes up to short third man.

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At morning community meetings, the men sat in a circle and confessed to bad behavior, forgave themselves, and complimented one another for kind deeds.

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With only three men allowed outside the circle, Hussey tried his best to accelerate, launching Tsotsobe over mid-off for six and glancing a full toss behind square for four.

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When it became clear she'd been ripped off, she organized an investor revolt, allied with disgruntled castoffs from the men's inner circle and gathered evidence to prod law enforcement to act.

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Staring up, he sees a circle of six dead-serious-looking young men.

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Filin's lawyer and wife, however, both cautioned against focusing too much attention on the ballerina and said the circle of people involved in the attack was wider than the three men arrested this week.

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He said the circle, which draws roughly two dozen students, was the only time he remembers seeing the men, none of whom were active in the group.

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