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After hearing that his favorite musician would no longer be touring or creating new content, Bobby spent the entire weekend listening to the artist's music, ignoring all his friend’s texts and calls.

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When Pauline became anxious about work, she had a tendency to ease her anxiety by cleaning and organizing to an extreme degree.

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Julia trained for a year to hike the more than 2000-mile-long Appalachian Trail. She had completed other difficult hikes, but she felt the Appalachian Trail was the one all hikers aspired to complete.

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Hakim was afraid that, if he stayed in one place too long, he might become too comfortable and stop trying to learn and improve in his job.

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Reba knew that she wanted to buy a car, but she was not prepared to make a definite decision yet. She went to the car lots when they were closed so she could take her time browsing without pressure from a salesperson.

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While running the ultra marathon, Corbin became worried because no amount of water or sports drink would quench his thirst. He knew this was a sign of extreme dehydration.

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Everyone in the office knew to talk to Karla if they wanted truly helpful feedback on their performance; they knew she didn’t sugarcoat the truth.

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Since the town only had one snow plow and lots of narrow, rural roads, the students all knew that any amount of snow would lead to school closure, usually for multiple days!

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When Demelza bought her first house, she was forced to struggle with a never-ending list of unexpected home improvements.

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The crowd at the concert was ___, shouting for encore after encore, even when it seemed the music group had left the building.

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When Garrett went to Target, he did not take a list, preferring to ___ the aisles.

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When Marlon left for college, he had to ___ with the fact that he missed having his younger siblings around, even though they had always driven him crazy before.

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Mr. Wathen knew his students were up to something when his normally ___ class of thirty-two seniors immediately stopped talking when he walked in the room.

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Tami decided that the best way to connect with voters was to get ___ about her own frustrations that were motivating her to seek political office.

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Every year, teachers at all levels know the ___ insanity that will descend upon their classrooms the day after Halloween; no matter the grade level, they know students will come to school with bags of candy to trade and share with each other.

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New England is seen as the ___ of autumn because of its abundance of vibrant fall foliage and apple orchards.

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It was becoming increasingly clear that Josephina would have to keep a watchful eye on the baby since he had a ___ for escaping his crib during naptime.

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To ensure his team did not become ___, the coach constantly set new goals and was careful not to praise his talented team too much.

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Getting to the airport late makes Mary so ___ that she makes sure to arrive early — sometimes as much as three hours before her flight!