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"Leery" would be an understatement as far as Felts is concerned.
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The former Dawson's Creek star has repeatedly made fun of his earnest character Dawson Leery on Funny or Die, and he's done such a good job of it that he might end up playing a caricature of himself full-time, if the ABC pilot called Don't Trust the Bi--- in Apartment 23 gets picked up.
James Van Der Beek Takes on ABC Pilot in the Role of... James Van Der Beek? 2011
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Leery about falling into the 'uptight American traveler' box, I allowed myself permission to nest, sinking into the sounds of Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and The Four Tops.
Chie Davis: Caribbean Holiday Travel-Do's & Don'ts for Female Travelers Chie Davis 2011
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Leery of outsiders, her followers, who are all around her age, are reluctant to take him in.
Dan Lybarger: DVD Review: Evening Primrose Dan Lybarger 2010
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Leery about falling into the 'uptight American traveler' box, I allowed myself permission to nest, sinking into the sounds of Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and The Four Tops.
Chie Davis: Caribbean Holiday Travel-Do's & Don'ts for Female Travelers Chie Davis 2011
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Seltzer: Leery of imposing tech mandates, but we can do a better job of signalling how far the info will go, how long it will stick around.
Archive 2009-06-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Leery of outsiders, her followers, who are all around her age, are reluctant to take him in.
Dan Lybarger: DVD Review: Evening Primrose Dan Lybarger 2010
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Leery of side effects like incontinence or impotence, Parks sensibly decides against having an operation simply for the sake of seeming to do something.
The Way We Ail Now Lionel Shriver 2011
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Leery about falling into the 'uptight American traveler' box, I allowed myself permission to nest, sinking into the sounds of Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and The Four Tops.
Chie Davis: Caribbean Holiday Travel-Do's & Don'ts for Female Travelers Chie Davis 2011
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BAGHDAD — Leery of using a mobile phone, the militant tasked with directing some of Baghdad's deadliest recent bombings would get his orders from al-Qaida in Iraq's leadership by meeting a go-between near a grocery store named Mr. Milk.
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