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Examples
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A closed-mouth smile for you, Wanda, would probably be best.
THREE CONVERSATIONS WITH STEVE THE OPTIMIST(IC THERAPIST) Christopher Allen 2011
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As the Daily Caller reports, Klain told reporters that Kagan has come to see the wisdom of a more restrained and closed-mouth approach.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Kagan’s New View of Confirmation Hearings? 2010
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Look at any photo or news clip of Occupy protesters from around the world and you'll spot dozens of people wearing masks of a man sporting a pointy beard, closed-mouth smile, and mysterious eyes -- a stylized version of the Englishman who tried to bomb the British Parliament on Nov. 5, 1605.
Harmon Leon: Is the Guy Fawkes Mask Industry Behind the Occupy Movement? Harmon Leon 2011
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Even after he dropped back into my life, he was very closed-mouth about his family.
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Even after he dropped back into my life, he was very closed-mouth about his family.
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Look at any photo or news clip of Occupy protesters from around the world and you'll spot dozens of people wearing masks of a man sporting a pointy beard, closed-mouth smile, and mysterious eyes -- a stylized version of the Englishman who tried to bomb the British Parliament on Nov. 5, 1605.
Harmon Leon: Is the Guy Fawkes Mask Industry Behind the Occupy Movement? Harmon Leon 2011
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It is salacious in nature (10 women and 10 men of moderate-to-extreme attractiveness are thrown together in a Costa Rican paradise to partner-swap their way to true love) but not in practice (so much closed-mouth kissing).
The 10 Dumbest Things Said on the Premiere of Love in the Wild 2011
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My company was way less buttoned-down and closed-mouth than most, so the problem wasn't them, but me; I'd sucked down enough of the Kool-Aid by my mid-twenties to keep lots of myself under wraps and behind the veil, the way most corporate people do -- a stupid waste of creativity and human power.
Liz Ryan: Putting The 'Human' Back In HR, Part Two Liz Ryan 2011
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It is salacious in nature (10 women and 10 men of moderate-to-extreme attractiveness are thrown together in a Costa Rican paradise to partner-swap their way to true love) but not in practice (so much closed-mouth kissing).
The 10 Dumbest Things Said on the Premiere of Love in the Wild 2011
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Even after he dropped back into my life, he was very closed-mouth about his family.
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