If you think about it, a kiss on the cheek when you fall over is a placebo.

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And when Gaga gives you a kiss on the cheek, everyone is watching.

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You lunge forward for a hug, maybe even a kiss on the cheek.

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He sits at the table, checks his phone idly for a few minutes, then stands and gives Klum a kiss on the cheek.

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She called it a night with a kiss on the cheek.

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As she got in the car, he gave her a fatherly kiss on the cheek.

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Mr Gray said he was nervous at meeting the pop star but she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek to help put him at ease.

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He would have climbed on a chair and would have given the queen a kiss on her cheek.

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Mr. Zimmern recalls when he was dining in the home of a very conservative family in Fez, Morocco, and he got so exuberant over learning how to make pigeon pie, he reached over to give the matriarch a big hug and kiss on the cheek.

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Casey, downstairs, being tough and smart about my dress, giving me a tough, smart kiss on the cheek before we go.

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People in Argentina commonly kiss one another on the cheek in saying hello and goodbye, expressing a warm feeling even between a dentist office receptionist and patient.

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