It will mean a quick dash across London to find the woman.

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There was more drama on the run-in as the horse did well to avoid someone dressed as Santa who made a dash across the track in the closing stages.

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To aggravate matters, coach passengers are often marched through the front cabin, filled with pre-flight libations, en route to their dreaded fate (some may later dash across the border for a restroom).

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Ryan Newman had the only dash this time around, running across the track and away from his car after it blew a right-front tire for the second time in 140 laps.

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That dash of artificial intelligence was enough to push Quicken Family Lawyer across the line into the illegal practice of law, Sanders ruled.

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It seems just a matter of time before all Mini vehicles (and more broadly, vehicles across the board) have some sort of in-dash LCD.

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With dash and cunning, Mr Schama follows his leading characters into the shadow that falls across his story.

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