There are stars to brush up against--Jennifer Lopez is here, and so are Sting and the cast of Lost.

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Though the situation had calmed down considerably by the Thum arrived, he did brush up against political and social tensions.

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The long and suspenseful buildup promises danger, depravity, and evil, but the surprising mysteries that unfold, regarding the games people play with their identities, online and off, brush up against lofty truths in humble circumstances.

NEWYORKER: Catfish

Trying to get all of your energy or all of your focus into your fingertips or what you're feeling, you know, brush up against you, up against your leg or your thigh or whatever, you just learn to very much keep your composure first.

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He lathers up the brush by dipping it into the pot and twisting it against the side of the sink before liberally smothering it across my face.

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