For whatever reason, I went through this latest New England winter without a matched pair of gloves.

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Turns out they were a matched pair of gabby golf-bloggers who, once prompted, never again remained silent.

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"What is actually most remarkable is the finding of a matched pair together without the skull to hold them together, " he said.

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Besides the exceptional size and quality of the diamonds, the ear-pendants are fashioned in a cushion-shaped cutting style as a perfectly matched pair.

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Since its founding in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie, TOMS has matched every pair of TOMS shoes purchased with a new pair given to a child in need.

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The rival pair's machinery is equally matched, with perhaps the Ferrari slightly the quicker car in the dry.

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The nuptials follow a stormy courtship for the pair, with anger among hardline Hindus over Mirza's relationship with a Pakistani man matched by a scandal over bigamy allegations against Malik.

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Another important noble item will be a pair of ruby-and-diamond pendant ear clips, dated 1921 and featuring perfectly matched deep-red Burmese rubies, that were owned by Princess Max Egon zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1892-1990).

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