Brief
Both words in one sentence
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The Lovely Bones, to a very small and brief degree, when Susie Salmon is attacked by George Harvey in the underground trap, she is seen running from the scene as though she has escaped and is running for her life.
Source: Schrödinger's Butterfly -
So, in short, while muscle men tend to get the biggest pushes, there is still room for small, average or overweight wrestlers to get their spot on top, even if it's a brief one.
Source: Muscles Are Meaningful - At the end of John Byrne's brief run of the Incredible Hulk Bruce Banner and Betty Ross are getting married in a small ceremony in a small church.
Source: Cut Apart
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