Some examples of the things children reported were: "Gave my mom a hug when she was stressed by her job", "gave someone some of my lunch, " and "vacuumed the floor".

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It was explained to her that they could induce birth (the baby wouldn't survive) or they could do a dilation and evacuation, in which case the pregnancy would be vacuumed out of the womb.

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In the two years it took for Hughes to build his Las Vegas empire in the late 1960s, his bed sheets were changed only five times, his room was never vacuumed at all and the cupboards filled up with jars of his urine.

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Special vehicles sprayed detergent on the road and vacuumed it up again.

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Among the principals were the late Gilbert Ziegler, who once claimed to be a citizen of the mythical Dominion of Melchizedeck and tried to set up an African Union Reserve System which, had it gotten off the ground, might have vacuumed up even more cash than First International.

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Instead, Ford dealers will arrange for pickup, repair and return of the vehicles, which will be freshly washed and vacuumed as well.

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Despite the horror stories being pitched suggesting that people in hazmat gear will be required to clean up a busted light bulb, the truth is a broken CFL bulb will be swept up (not vacuumed) just as broken bulbs have always been swept up.

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