The erosive effects of our maturation create us, sloughing and shedding, dusting and polishing as we grow.

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The scrub was fantastic, sloughing off all the old skin cells and leaving my skin feeling clean and tingly.

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It's in the advertising business, which is sloughing off now.

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The Turkish-Cypriots, for their part, have won a moral victory by sloughing off their image as the main obstacle to the federal, demilitarised republic which both sides claim to accept in principle.

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Granted, it is sloughing off its non-utility interests.

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So the subtle message is that you should take vacation but also make sure that you get all of your work done, and meet your goals without sloughing off your assignments to anyone else.

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Ohana Gingergrass Bamboo Scrub, from the line Red Flower, may not be pretty (overlook its resemblance to dirt) but the crushed bamboo is both gentle and effective in sloughing off dead skin, while the ginger and bergamot work to increase circulation.

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