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Williams hit back in the second, taking it 6-2, but she was unable to sustain her form and faltered in the third and decisive set.

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While Burnett faltered as a solo act, both she and Cuomo have shown that they have what it takes to thrive in ensemble settings, the default format for morning television.

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While she remained dedicated to this mission through thick and thin, Lawrence agonized, faltered, and finally abandoned the Arab issue and tried to escape from his own tortured personality, to reappear in the nondescript persona of one Aircraftsman Shaw.

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