"I almost did the choke of the year, " Azarenka said in a frank admission during an on-court interview.

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When the person I was to meet with came in the lobby I almost laughed and never did take him seriously.

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She was wearing a beautiful red and gold jacket and she was wearing, had taken out her rubies and, and she looked almost, I mean she did look as she did before she had her very first stroke and she was in fantastic form and that is actually how I would like to remember and will remember her.

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"I live an alley and a row of houses away from a grocery store chain that I've been going to for almost 20 years and just this past week did I notice a row of pay phones right outside, " he said.

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"I did a great lap, almost perfect, but it was not enough, " said the Brazilian.

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There has been a lot of excellent coverage of the Georgian election, including from people I almost never agree with, but I did want to flag and push back against two of the more hackneyed pieces of analysis.

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As I have almost no ability to leave her alone, when I had to go someplace that foolishly did not allow dogs, I'd drive her across town and leave her with my grandmother.

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On the other hand, I did notice that the company is spending almost 5% more on subscriber acquisitions and likewise, its sales and marketing expenses was 10% higher year-over-year.

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It did pop out almost as soon as the game started and I was on my way to hospital after a couple of minutes.

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