It allows you to hand-wave weak sales or bad reviews and blame outside factors like pirates or server failures in the event the game struggles.

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He closed the suitcase, latched it, and walked to the mini-van, dismissing the driver with a disgusted wave of the hand.

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Chris Griffiths, 41, of Upper Killay, Swansea, is a two-times European surf champion and was on hand to demonstrate the art of riding a wave to the royal couple.

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Through the wave of your hand, you can browse through TV shows and movies, in Minority Report-like fashion.

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For regular folks it seemed hand-to-mouth as usual, but soon I became aware of something new stirring: a tidal wave of foreign capital was bearing down on Haiti's shores.

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