Close
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- The group expected Turbo to deliver one on Ninja Turtles but Mark does a very good job in staying close behind.
Source: Lets Play / SuperLPHeroes - William Shakespeare does this a lot, as expected, usually justified, but occasionally to show a character is a pompous windbag, or to expound upon subjects close to him, like theater.
Source: Character Filibuster -
Due to their close contact to the male parent, Daddys' Girls can sometimes acquire boyish traits and interests at odds with expected female personality types like One of the Boys.
Source: Daddy's Girl
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