Do I blush to think of some of my reciprocal gestures?

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"I blush for her, " he said.

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He turned his back so I wouldn't blush while I did it.

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At first blush, I did not like the sound of this as it made me wonder if GM is desperate and overplaying its hand.

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But I can say that at first blush, it seems AC4 looks like a decent enough seafaring game, with more than enough buckles to swash.

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For something fancier, there is Madeline Weinrib's Persimmon Olivia, divine Blush Pink Kenmare or the Stilton Jellybaby, which I adore.

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"I think there is a structural problem with the Cincinnati office just on first blush, " said Rep. Charles Boustany, a Republican from Louisiana who is helping lead the congressional investigation.

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