"This one is Lisa, " he says, lovingly cupping a huge bovine head in his arms as she licks him.

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Lumpy men shiver by the tunnels, cupping their hands, sneaking a smoke.

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Always in a bikini despite her curvelessness, the top stretching over these corded pectorals and the bottom cupping a rippling fan of haunch muscles.

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My husband and I traded off carrying her, 35 pounds of self-fertilized toddler, the crowds around us cupping their noses, forming a spontaneous avoidance zone.

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There is no volume control, but as the sound environment changes say, the restaurant gets noisier you can discreetly switch among four built-in programs by cupping your hand over your ear and tapping.

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Sollers has his arms crossed, the left arm resting on the surface of the table, the right arm resting on the left (and his right hand indolently cupping the elbow of his left arm).

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Housed in the ultra-modern Stanley Plaza shopping centre but tucked away on its quiet upper levels, The Cupping Room is a welcoming space blending industrial design details (exposed ducts, white brick walls, wood-top tables) and warm, personable service.

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When he is in Oakland, Mr. Freeman meets with his staff each day in the company's production facility for their "cupping" ritual a blind tasting of all the coffee roasted the previous day, as well as coffee made from beans they are considering buying.

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