And he recoiled when a reporter suggested it might clear the air if the House ethics committee looked into his New York living arrangements.

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Kafkor raised his eyes and saw the cigarette and recoiled, thinking he was about to be branded with the burning tip.

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He approached me and I recoiled.

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Rivera recoiled playfully when Adams told him he's been drumming at Indians games since 1973.

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Shown a photo of a snarling Rodman, piercings dangling from his lower lip and two massive tattoos emblazoned on his chest, one North Korean in Pyongyang recoiled and said: "He looks like a monster!"

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