And if intimidation didn't work, Mingus was quick to use his fists.

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And they clearly aren't beyond a bit of intimidation.

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We don't need to use threats or force, intimidation or coercion, or reduce ourselves to self-defeating bluster when our other tools fail.

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As the intimidation unfolded, she tried to disregard the harassment and didn't hear everything that was uttered, she said.

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Due in large part to the goofy, kindhearted hosting of its T-shirt-and-sneakers wearing museum president, Paul Hoffman, pretension and intimidation gave way to creativity and intoxication.

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