Getting
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Both words in one sentence
- More subtly, the holiday was consistently referred to as "the season of getting/receiving."
Source: You Mean Xmas -
Not that Giles isn't on the receiving end; in "Reptile Boy" he's getting on at Buffy for not taking her training seriously.
Source: Offhand Backhand - The last of these earned a particular ire for an Ensemble Darkhorse receiving the mold (and for having the wrong name, and for his partner not getting a similar release).
Source: Creators Pet / Other
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