Strachey is hired by the concerned pals of a man named Bill Moore, who lives in the Berkshires, to suss out his suspiciously slick, much-younger groom-to-be.

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"The goal of a person suffering from this disorder in writing those letters would not necessarily be to groom or sexually consummate a relationship in a criminal manner, but rather to satisfy the needs of a psyche belabored by the needs of such a disorder, " the defense lawyers write in their motion.

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You don't just go down to the factory floor and promote a 35-year-old person to be chief executive officer, you need to groom them.

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We should be able to groom leaders in our faculty as much as we do in our students.

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The groom said his bride-to-be had been reduced to tears on several occasions throughout the day and he had tried to comfort her as best as he could.

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James Caan, a pro gambler, shellacks the would-be groom in a welcome-to-Vegas poker game and takes a weekend with Parker as his prize.

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It stands to reason that a hopeful groom (and really, though there may be a handful of ladies with JumboTron operators on speed dial, it's men who do this) might think that their beloved would wish nothing more than to be adored in front of her family, friends, fellow restaurant patrons and fans of Major League Baseball.

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