Whenever I want to say "only" or "always, " someone or something proves me wrong.

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As I say to my children whenever they throw a temper tantrum: tough noogies.

CNN: GOP's 'faux anger' is all the rage

"Most questions that used to come to our studio, whenever I'm presenting this programme, people say the teenagers themselves are responsible for the problems they face, " she says.

BBC: Sierra Leone's school-time blues

So whenever my editorial friends speak disparagingly of Rupert, I usually say nothing.

FORBES: Readers Say

We try to have lunch together whenever you come into the city, and I just have to say that the time that we spend together means a great deal.

WHITEHOUSE: Mother��s Day at the White House

To his credit, he does acknowledge that the First Amendment has something to say about the video game issue, but whenever I hear a deflection like this one, I hear the tacit message that the Second Amendment is a sacred right while the First is an unnecessary burden.

FORBES: Senator Calls Video Games 'A Bigger Problem' Than Guns

Whenever people used to ask me what was Slava like, I used to say, well, some people are a little bit of everything.

NPR: A Musician Recalls Playing Under Rostropovich

Now, when I say that I am in the habit of going to sea whenever I begin to grow hazy about the eyes, and begin to be over conscious of my lungs, I do not mean to have it inferred that I ever go to sea as a passenger.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Moby-Dick'

Whenever Nance tells friends to use a saline rinse, they'll usually say "I can not believe how much stuff came out of my nose, " she said.

CNN: Why people swear by the neti pot

Of course, whenever anybody asks me if I'm excited about anything, I tend to not want to say yes.

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