My wife, on the other hand, was not a Garland devotee but was happy to accompany me.

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Yet, when I left my abusive ex-husband -- an Ivy League Wall Street trader who kept three loaded guns in our house -- I had no one to accompany me to family court to get my temporary restraining order made permanent, and no one to help me begin divorce proceedings.

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After a few minutes the security forces arrive and order my colleagues and me to accompany them to their base.

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During my time there, friends would often invite me to accompany them on half- or all-day excursions specifically to visit a Costco store, sometimes driving an hour or more just to get there.

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However, feminists like me worry about the potential backlash that may accompany the use of this technology.

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Travel pool will accompany. (Laughter.) Fortunately for me, I do not anticipate any further public events for the remainder of the week.

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